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How to Succeed in Business. 
Postal Information. 

Location in New York City of 
Foreign, Coastwise, River and 
Sound Steamers. 

Depots of Railways and Stations 
of Elevated Roads. 

Law and Commercial Information. 


jl. rv’v 4. -rv. 

Remarks in Regard to Purchase 
of Horses. 

Care of Dogs and Canaries. 

Common Faults of Writing and 
Speaking. 

Historical Facts. 


Tables of Interest and Penalties. 
State Laws of Limitation of Action 
—Exemptions from Debt—Free¬ 
dom from Jury Duty. 


Premium on* Old Coins. 

INVALUABLE MEDICAL IN¬ 
FORMATION. 


beside a reliable and very full record TO JAN. 1st. 1885, OF THE 

Fastest Time of Trotting and Running Horses., Pedestrians, 
Oarsmen, Bicyclists, and full accounts of all athletic and sporting 
feats, together with WHAT CANNOT BE FOUND IN ANY 
OTHER BOOK OF WHATEVER NATURE. The Population, 
Distance, Fare, Time, Express Cos., and Railways leaving N. Y. 
City to all important places in the U. S. This information has 
necessitated much labor and expense in its compilation, and its 
merits will be readily appreciated by a discriminating public. 
The Fares do not represent the cut rates but are as reliable as 
could be obtained from the various companies. The Population 
in most cases is that of 1880 . 


NEW YORK: 

S. H. INGERSOLL, PUBLISHER, 
42 Cedar Street. 

1885. 



























CONTENTS. 

Page 

Advice as to Conduct in a Store, . . . .36 

Advice on the Subject of Health, .... 53 

Barbers’ and Toilet Articles, . . . .35 

Bruises, Treatment of, . . . .57 

Canaries, Treatment of, ..... 34 

Camphor, Uses of, and Other Remedies, ... 58 

Catarrh, . . . . . . .57 

Combinations of Shades for Different Colors, . . 36 

Common Faults in Writing and Speaking, “ IIUVs Manual,” 38 
Consumptives, Healthiest Regions for, . . .32 

Definitions of Commercial Terms, ... 27 

Diarrhoea, . . . . . . .57 

Digestion, Periods of, ..... 33 

Dogs, How to Teach, . . . . . .34 

Dogs, How to Treat when Poisoned, ... 34 

Esperance en Dieu, . . . . . .58 

Fastest Passages of Ocean Steamers, ... 49 

Fastest Time of River Steamboats, . . . .50 

Fastest Trotters, Time of, .... 47 

First Passenger Railroad in America, . . .7 

First American Steam Locomotive, ... 8 

First Practical Steamboat Built, . . . .9 

First Passenger Railroad in America, . . 7 

First Railway (steam) in the World, . . . .8 

First Steamboat in the World, . . . . 8 

First Steamer to Cross the Atlantic, . . . .9 

First Telegraph Instrument, etc., .... 9 

First Trip across the Atlantic, . . . .9 

First Trip of a Steam Passenger Train, ... 8 

Felons, Treatment of, .... 54 


In addition to the Contents given above will be found an excellent sport¬ 
ing record on pp. 59-70; railway statistics, pp. 70-80. 








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Form of Agreement, Contracts and Acknowledgment, 
Historical Facts Relating to the United States, 

Horse, How to Buy a Perfect, .... 

Horse, How to Feed a, .... 

How to Succeed, Prof. H. G. Eastman, 

Humbug, ....... 

Interest, Easy Method of Computing, 

Interest, State Laws Relating to, 

Juries, Who are Exempt from Serving, 

Justices of the Peace, Limit of Jurisdiction, 

Location in Hew York—Elevated Railroad Stations, 

“ “ “ Ferries, .... 

“ “ “ Piers of Coastwise and Ocean 

Steamers, 

“ “ “ Piers of River and Sound Steamers, 

“ “ “ Railroads leaving New York City, . 


Mechanics’ Liens, ...... 

Medical Suggestions, ...... 

Mutilated Money, Redemption of, ... 

Old Coins, Value of, 

Pneumonia, ...... 

Poison—Antidote, ...... 

Postal Information, ..... 

Power of Attorney, Form of, . 

Principal Exports of Various Countries, . 

Promissory Notes, 

Railway Note, ...... 

Remarks on Asiatic Cholera, Dr. Humphreys, 

Rules for Reviving Persons Rescued from Water, 

Salaries of United States Officers, Civil and Military, 
Sunstroke, Treatment of, 

Toe Nails, Injury, Treatment of, 

Warts and Corns, Cure of, .... 

What it Costs to Collect a Debt, .... 
What is Exempt from Attachment in New York, New 
Jersey, and Connecticut, .... 

Who cannot be Arrested, ..... 
Wills and Codicils, ...... 


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Since the first edition there has been added a Sporting Record 
from page 59 to 70; Railway Statistics, from page 70 to 80, and 
the following changes: 

“ Stonington Line,” foot of Spring Street, 1ST. R. 

“N. Y. & West Shore Railway,” from Jay and 42d streets, 
N. R. And as follows: 

The Cunard Steamship “Etruria,” Captain Theodore Cook, 
from Queenstown, Sunday, August 16tli, 1885, arrived at New 
York, Saturday, August 22d, at 3.35 p.m., making the passage 
in 6 days, 5 hours and 44 minutes. 

This trip is worthy of special notice, as the distance which she 
travelled shows that the “ Etruria ” maintained the unexampled 
speed of 21£ Miles per hour continuous steaming for the entire 
voyage. 

The best single day’s run was made by the “ Etruria” on her 
second voyage to the westward, on which occasion she steamed 
481 nautical miles, which is equal to 557 statute miles, and re¬ 
quired a speed of over 23 miles per hour to accomplish. 

"The French Steamer “Normandie,” General Transatlantic 
Line, made the passage from Havre to New York in 7 days, 
23 hours, which time is wonderful, allowing for fog and difference 
in longitude. 

Fastest 3 miles, double sculls, at Lake Pleasant, N. Y. Court¬ 
ney and Conley, 17.49. 

Fastest 34 mile, trotting, Sept. 3, 1885, at Providence, R. I. 
Maud S., 1.0334* 


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HOW TO SUCCEED. 


You are the Architects of your own Fortunes. Rely upon 

your own strength of body and soul. 

Good Health and a Clear Conscience are always essential 
to great and successful efforts. To be a spendthrift of either will 
prove certain failure. 

Competition among men to-day in the race for position and 
wealth is so intense that you must be strong and pure in body and 
mind to be able to cope with or outstrip the leaders. Eat nutri¬ 
tious food and what you relish. Don’t be stingy of sleep, it is a 
wonderful health protector. Keep the body warm at all times; 
avoid cold baths, cold or damp night air, cold draughts, cold feet, 
cold water. A sanitary diet kills an army of fools every year. 

Don’t Mistake Your Calling. To no other cause, perhaps, is 
failure so frequently to be traced as to a mistaken calling. Your 
game of life cannot be played by proxy. First find out in what 
direction in life your talents and inclination lead you, and, when 
you have found your mission, throw into it all the energy in your 
power. 

You May Want Transplanting. It is generally advantageous 
to a young man, and is frequently the act that decides his future. 
If you are “Bill Smith” now, you remain “Bill” until the end 
of your days if you remain where you were first “billed.” 

Accept Work as the Object of Your Life. True happiness 
will come from having all ydu can do. Hard work will never 
kill you; worry may. Shun all trades-unions or societies that 
seek to curtail the hours of labor. They have been the ruin of 
our working classes. The “ eight-hours-a-day policy” is a fraud, 
and means poverty. Cultivate a capacity for systematizing your 
work and putting it on other people; especially detail work. 
Keep an eye on little expenses—“ Small leaks sink a great ship.” 

Start by Learning a Few Useful Studies Well. Don’t 



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scatter your energies—a ton of bird-shot will not kill an elephant, 
but if concentrated into rifle-balls it will kill a thousand. 

Let Your Star be Industry, Economy, and Honesty, and 
inscribe on your banner, 44 Luck is a fool, Pluck is a hero. ” Don’t 
put any faith in luck. There never was any such thing in any 
man’s success. It is always pluck. Pluck to think, originate, 
plan, take risks, push, toil, and win. Luck waits for something 
to turn up. Pluck strikes out and turns up something. Don’t 
stop to deplore over what is called bad luck, but go at it again as 
a 44 robin goes for a worm.” 

Don’t Take Much Advice: keep at the helm and steer your 
own ship in your own way. Better that you should get out of 
your course occasionally than not to steer for yourself. Don’t 
hesitate or veer like a weather-cock in your opinions and plans. 
Decide quickly, then act. Keep your own counsels, be the 
supreme head of your own business, and command your privates 
with the discipline that a general commands an army. Beware 
of employees and men who are too smart. Never take back a 
discharged servant. 

Don’t Practice Too Much Humility. There are no short, 
timid, or hesitating steps in great affairs. You must go to the 
front as you go through a crowd—push hard and hold your 
ground. Think well of yourself ; don’t feel or appear small and 
ignoble; strike out and assume your position; aspire to great and 
noble efforts—“ it is harder to skin an ox than a mouse, but the 
hide pays.” Fire above the mark you intend to hit, and ever 
keep in view this truth, that the great difference between men, 
between the feeble and the powerful, the great and the insignifi¬ 
cant, is energy, invincible determination, a purpose once fixed, 
then victory or death. 

Don’t Complain of the World, take it always as you find it. 
Common-sense plays the game of life with the cards she has, and 
the poorer the hand the greater the skill and means she displays. 
Don’t fret, despair, or waste time in regrets over losses or rough 
usage—it is the jostlings and joltings of life that bring great men 
to the surface: drive a cart of potatoes over a rough road and the 
small ones will go to the bottom; turn a raft of logs down a mill- 
race and the large logs come on top. 

If you Fail in Business, it need not be a serious matter unless 
you make it so by your weakness. To a plucky man, a failure is 
often like a fire in a great city—serious as it may seem at first, it 
generally proves a blessing in the end. That prosperity is safest 
which is mixed with a little adversity. Don’t depend upon an 
expensive place of business or a desirable location to give you 


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success. Better work up to them. A “Marble Palace” and 
Broadway is nothing. The “ Man” is everything. 

Rise above the Envious and Jealous. Ignore the slanders of 
your enemies, and treat a newspaper blackguard with silent 
contempt. ‘ ‘ If you wrestle with a sweep, you will be smutty 
when the tussle is over.” Always look upon the error of others 
with sorrow and not with anger, but never conciliate a wrong. 
Don’t try to defeat a rival by slandering him or his business. 
Beat him by desperate but honorable competition. 

Be in Earnest. Be Self-reliant. Be Generous. There are 

two sides to every balance, and favors thrown in one side are 
sure to be reciprocated in the other. Be civil; be a gentleman; 
it is a foolish man who does not understand that molasses will 
catch more flies than vinegar. Read the papers ; they are the 
great practical educators of the people. Advertise your busi¬ 
ness; judicious advertising is one of the strongest levers to suc¬ 
cess. 

Seize Opportunity by the Forelock. Not only “strike while 
the iron is hot,” but make it hotter by striking. A great oppor¬ 
tunity or chance to make money fast comes but once in a life¬ 
time. 

Don’t Drink, Treat or be Treated. No man ever made an 
ounce of reputation or money by doing it, and enough has been 
lost to make a paradise of the United States, and pave its streets 
with gold. 

Never Take a Mean Advantage in any transaction, and never 
be hard on people in your power. Don’t be a “croaker;” it is a 
centemptible fault. 

Avoid Litigation and Legal Counsel. Let it be an extreme 
case that drives you to it. Don’t sue or be sued for any small 
sum or thing—better be cheated and humiliated to a considerable 
extent, than suffer the uncertainties and swindles of modern law. 

Don’t Marry a Romantic Woman, or a cheap one. One will 
shipwreck and the other humiliate you. 

Take Interest in Public Affairs, and support and encourage 
improvements where you live, but don’t dabble in politics to the 
detriment of your legitimate business. If you yearn to be a poli¬ 
tician, make it your profession and study. 

Don’t Keep a Horse for Pleasure until you have a firmly-estab¬ 
lished, profitable business. A horse is a most extravagant luxury. 
Better build and run a ten-pin alley for your own exercise and 
amusement. It won’t flood you with bills for carriages, sleighs, 


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harness, whips, robes, blankets, feed, shoeing, repairs, coachman, 
etc., etc., or take you from your business to drive at the very time 
when you should be attending to it. If you have any inclination 
for fast horses, make it your business or let them alone. You 
might as well undertake to mix water and oil, as fast horses with 
other business. 

Be Cautious in Talking and Letter-writing. Let others talk— 
you listen. Write no letter than can ever be used to your disad¬ 
vantage. Keep your business plans to yourself. Commodore 
Vanderbilt said: “One of the secrets of my success is, I never 
tell what I am going to do until I do it.” 

Make all the Money You Can. It is legitimate and wise. 
Solomon was a very wise man, and Samson a very strong one, but 
neither could live without money. Save all you can, do all the 
good with your means you can. The man who lives for himself 
alone, lives for the meanest man in town. Give home enterprises 
your preference in your investments, and don’t put any money 
where you lose all oversight and control of it. Don’t leave a 
dollar when you die, to lawyers and courts to administer on or 
relatives to quarrel v or dispute over. Be your own executor. 

Be an American, if you were born one, in acts, habits, dress, 
and talk. Don’t put on foreign airs or be a snob. Stand up man¬ 
fully for you Country, your State, your Town, and your Home, 
wherever you are, and obey the law T s. Love Truth, Honor, and 
Virtue, and your fellow-man. 

Humbug. It has been a too common thing to cry humbug at 
any thing that is new, or is presented to the public in an attrac¬ 
tive, novel way. The people who cry humbug are generally of 
the weaker sort, and the first to fall into any trap open for green¬ 
horns. The persons troubled with this disease are usually dis¬ 
trustful of all mankind. They have very little w r orldly experi¬ 
ence, are unpracticable, and ungenerous. If a man wants to get 
into trouble, he will find the shortest road to it by taking their 
advice. Fulton and his first steamboat, Stephenson and his loco¬ 
motive, Morse and his telegraph, were the vilest of humbugs,, ac¬ 
cording to the croakers and old fogies of that day. We have now 
come upon times most unhealthy for the croaker and his trade. 
“ Time is too precious” and “ life too short” to give them hear¬ 
ing. 

The First Passenger Railroad Built in America was from 
Albany to Schenectady, N. Y., sixteen miles. It was chartered 
in 1826, commenced in 1830, and finished in 1831. It was a 
rudely-constructed affair, ran across the fields, up hill and down, 
and was the subject of ridicule by the people far and near. Horses 


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were used to draw the cars the first few months, and they ran at 
a very slow speed, with a few incredulous passengers. Finally 
locomotive engines were introduced, assisted by stationary engines, 
which were placed at the top of the hills, and the trains hauled 
up and let down by strong ropes. 

The First Steam Passenger Train in America was run on this 
road before the close of the year 1831. The first trip of the train 
was a Grand Trial Excursion, and was one of the noted events 
of this century. It consisted of two coaches and fifteen passen¬ 
gers. 1. Unknown; 2. Lewis Benedict; 3. James Alexander, 
President Commercial Bank; 4. Chas. E. Alexander, Dudley Ob¬ 
servatory; 5. Jacob Hayes, High Constable of New York; 6. Jacob 
Meggs, Sheriff; 7. Unknown, Brakeman; 8. Billy Winne, Penny 
Postman; 9. Unknown; 10. Augustus Woodworth; 11. Thurlow 
Weed; 12. Josiali Snow, Editor Southbridge Register; 13. Ex- 
Gov. Jos. C. Yates; 14. Unknown; 15. Billy Marshall, Conduc¬ 
tor; 16. John Hampson, Engineer. 

Thurlow Weed, of New York, was one of the sixteen passen¬ 
gers. 

The engine, named “John Bull,” was imported from England, 
and weighed four tons. The engineer was John Hampson, an 
Englishman. 

The First American Steam Locomotive was made by the 
Kembles, in West Street, New York, in 1830, and was used on a 
short freight road from Charleston to Hamburg, S. C., in 1831, 
and on this road were first introduced the four-wheeled trucks for 
cars, ever since in use. 

The First Railroad in the World was completed in England, 
September 27, 1825. The road had been intended only for horse 
draught, but George Stephenson had for years been at work build¬ 
ing a steam locomotive, on account of which the people called 
him the craziest man in all England. A great concourse of peo¬ 
ple assembled on the occasion of its trial to ridicule the new¬ 
fangled enterprise, and to make sport of its supposed failure. A 
long procession of coaches was formed, containing the directors 
and their friends, and the Locomotive Engine No. 1, driven by 
George Stephenson, the inventor and builder, headed the proces¬ 
sion. A man on horseback rode before the locomotive and her¬ 
alded the coming of the train. 

The First Steamboat in the World. The first application of 
steam to navigation that showed any evidence of success was made 
in this country in 1788, by John Fitch, Philadelphia. The boat was 
60 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 4 feet deep, and worked by paddles. 
The trial trip was made over a mile course in front of Water 


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Street, Philadelphia. Although the experiment was considered 
successful the project was abandoned. 

The First Practical Steamboat Built. In 1807, Robert Ful¬ 
ton, of New York, launched the first successful steamboat in 
America or in the world, the “ Clermont.” The boat proper was 
built by Charles Brown, in New York, and her engine in England. 
Her dimensions were: Length, 130 feet; depth, 7 feet; breadth, 18 
feet. Her trial trip was made August 7, 1807, from New York 
to Albany. A large number of persons were present, and she left 
the dock amid the jeers of the ignorant and the ridicule and jokes 
of the incredulous. On her way up the Hudson she excited the 
astonishment of the inhabitants, many never having heard of an 
engine, much less of a steamboat. She was described by some 
who saw her pass in the night as “a monster moving on the 
water, defying the wind and the tide, and breathing flames and 
smoke.” The “ Clermont” left New York on Monday, at 1 o’clock 
and arrived at Chancellor Livingston’s, above Poughkeepsie, at 
1 o’clock, Tuesday—110 miles in 24 hours. The trip was con¬ 
tinued to Albany, and Fulton said, “The power of propelling 
boats by steam is fully proved, and it is my belief that the ocean 
will yet be crossed by a steam-propelled vessel.” 

The first steamer to cross the Atlantic w r as the “ Savannah,” in 
1819. Her paddle-wheels were made to take apart in case of bad 
weather. 

The trip was from Savannah to Liverpool, and was made in 17 
days. 

The First Telegraph Instrument was invented by Prof. Morse, 
and used for the first message, May 27, 1844. 

It is Not an Unusual Feat for a reindeer to perform a 
journey of one hundred and fifty miles in nineteen hours, and 
the portrait of one is preserved in the palace of Drotingholm, 
Sweden, which traversed eight hundred miles in forty-eight hours, 
conveying an officer with important dispatches. This was at the 
rate of nearly seventeen miles an hour, and we are not surprised 
that at the end of this cruel journey the poor creature dropped 
dead. 

In courtly hall at Drotingholm, where gems of beauty shine, 

Is displayed a reindeer’s portrait set within a gilded shrine. 

True to nature’s just proportions, his broad antlers tower above, 

Eyes that beam with soft endearment, like a maiden’s pure in love. 

’Tis the form of faithful “ Petrie,” but the grandest work of Art 

Would fail to show the splendor of the noble creature’s heart, 

Dying bravely as a martyr, and well worthy Fame’s reward 

After his immoi’tal journey from the town of Altengaard. 


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POSTAL INFOKMATIOR 

CLASSIFICATION OF DOMESTIC MAIL MATTER. 


There are four classes of mail matter, divided as follows: 

* First Class.—a, letters and postal cards; b, all matter wholly 
in writing (except manuscript for publication, when accompanied 
by proof-sheets, corrected or not); c, matter partly in print and 
partly in writing (certain exceptions noted below); d, packages 
so wrapped, sealed or secured that their contents cannot be 
readily examined. The rate of postage on mail matter of 
this class (except postal cards) is two cents per half ounce 
or fraction thereof. No exception in the case of unsealed 
letters, or letters for delivery in this city. 

Second Class.—This embraces newspapers, magazines and 
other periodicals issued at stated intervals not exceeding three 
months, dated and numbered, haying a list of legitimate sub¬ 
scribers, and not designed primarily for advertising purposes, nor 
for circulation free, or at nominal subscription rates. When sent 
by the publishers or news agents, the rate of postage is two cents 
per pound, payable in currency; and when sent by others, one 
cent for each four ounces, payable by postage stamps. The 
above rates apply also to foreign publications of the same char¬ 
acter as those named above. 

Third Class.—This embraces printed books, pamphlets, cir¬ 
culars, engravings, lithographs, proof-sheets and manuscript 
accompanying the same, transient newspapers and periodicals 
{except those belonging in the second class) and all matter of the 
same general character, the printing on which is designed to 
instruct, amuse, cultivate the mind or taste, or impart general 
information, and not having the character of personal correspond¬ 
ence. Circulars produced by hektograph or similar process, or 
by electric pen, are rated as third class. Upon matter of this 
class, or on its wrapper, the sender may write his own name, 


♦After July 1,1885, 2 cents per ounce or fraction thereof. 



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preceded by the word “from;” may mark any printed passage to 
call attention to it; may write date, address and signature of 
circulars, correct typographical errors, and write on cover or 
blank leaf of any book or of any other printed article of the third 
class, a simple dedication or presentation inscription not in the 
nature of personal correspondence. (See also note below.) No 
other writing is permitted in or on third class matter. The limit of 
weight for mail matter of the third class is four pounds, except 
in the case of single books exceeding that weight. The rate op 

POSTAGE ON MAIL MATTER OF THE THIRD CLASS IS ONE CENT FOR 
EACH TWO OUNCES OR FRACTION THEREOF. 

Fourth Class.—Ail matter not embraced in the First, Second 
or Third Class—including merchandise, samples of merchandise, 
and other articles not liable to destroy, deface or damage other 
mail matter, or to harm the person of any one in the postal ser¬ 
vice, and not excluded by law from the mails. Sharp instru¬ 
ments, articles wholly or partly^ of glass, and other things which, 
if not properly secured, might damage the mails or harm any 
person handling them, must be first securely wrapped or cased, 
and then safely packed in hard wood or metal boxes with screw 
lids or secured by clasp or slide. Persons in doubt as to the 
admissibility of articles they desire to mail will probably save 
unnecessary trouble and expense by submitting the same at the 
Post Office, where they will receive correct information on the 
subject. Upon any package of Fourth Class matter the sender 
may write or print his own name and address, preceded by the 
word “from,” and may also write or print thereon the number 
(quantity) and names of the articles inclosed; and one mark, 
number, name, or letter (for the purpose of identification only) may 
be written on any article of the Fourth Class, or upon a tag or 
label attached to it. Price and size of the article may be printed 
oi' stamped on such tag or label; but more than one written mark, 
number, name, or letter, will subject the package to postage at 
letter rates. The limit of weight for packages of Fourth Class 
matter is four pounds. The rate of postage on mail matter 

OF THE FOURTH CLASS IS ONE CENT FOR EACH OUNCE OR FRACTION 
THEREOF. 

Note.— On any package of Third or Fourth Class matter there may be 
written or printed a request in the following or similar form: “ If unde¬ 
liverable, P. M. please notify-, and stamps for return postage 

will be forwarded.” Letters only are returned free to writers. 

Unmailable.—Liquids, poisons, explosives, oils, ointments, 
pastes, fresh fruits, animals, alive or dead, articles having an 
offensive odor, obscene and indecent books, prints or other 
articles, and envelopes, postal cards or packages on which obscene 



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and indecent addresses or messages appear, are absolutely excluded 
from tbe mails. 


MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 

All mail matter at this and other large Post Offices is necessarily 
handled in great haste, and should therefore in all cases be so 

PLAINLY ADDRESED as to leave NO ROOM FOR DOUBT AND NO 

excuse for error on the part of postal employees. Names of 
States should be written in full (or their abbreviations very dis¬ 
tinctly written) in order to prevent errors which arise from the 
similarity of such abbreviations as Cal., Col; Pa., Va., Yt.; Me., 
Mo.; N. H., N. M., N. Y., N. J.; Penn., Tenn., etc., etc., when 
hastily or carelessly written. 

‘ ‘ Local ” names that are not those of the post-offices where 
delivery is desired, and names of private country residences and 
viilas, should be carefully omitted from addresses of correspond¬ 
ence intended for prompt transmission by mail. Fanciful addi¬ 
tions should not be made to the names of post-offices, as they are 
apt to mislead and confuse assorting clerks, and so cause errors. 
For example, “ Pattagumpus, Maine,” should not be extended 
into “ Pattagumpus-on-the-Penobscot.” 

Reports of non-receipt or delay of correspondence, or of any 
irregularity connected with postal matters, should be in writing, 
addressed to the Postmaster, and should include all particulars of 
date, address, etc. In cases of apparent delay, the entire envelope 
or wrapper of the delayed matter should always accompany the 
report. 

Mail matter addressed to “New York City” only, without 
street or number, is placed in the General Delivery to await call, 
unless the person or firm addressed is well known, or the proper 
address (of letters and postal cards) can be found in the Directory. 
In the case of mail matter directed, without street address, to an 
individual bearing a name repeated twice or oftener in the Direc¬ 
tory, the Post Office cannot undertake to decide as to its owner¬ 
ship, nor to make trial of it successively at the various addresses 
named in Directory until the proper owner shall be found. 

Persons and firms changing or intending to change their places 
of residence or business should promptly notify the Postmaster, 
and should also advise their correspondents, and the publishers of 
newspapers and periodicals to which they are subscribers, of their 
change of address. 

Articles inclosed in sealed envelopes with clipped ends, sides or 
corners, or in boxes with covers secured by nails, are subject to 
letter rates of postage, as are also all packages the wrappers 
of which are secured to the inclosure by postage stamps. But 
articles of merchandise (not in themselves inadmissible) inclosed 


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in original packages closed by a revenue stamp affixed as required 
by law, will be allowed to pass at Fourth Class rates—the Post 
Office Department in such cases accepting the presence of the 
revenue stamp as a guarantee that the contents of the package are 
only as represented. 

All matter produced by type-writer, and drawings, maps, plans 
and designs executed by hand, are chargeable with letter rates 
of postage. 

Circulars in which prices are entered in writing are chargeable 
with postage at letter rates; and the alteration, in writing, of 
printed figures, will not in such cases be considered as “correc¬ 
tions of typographical errors.” 

The Postmaster has no power to remit a postage charge that 
has been made in accordance with law. Persons who desire to 
apply for the remission of any such charge should pay the same, 
leave the charged package, unopened, at the office of the 
Accountant, Room 9, in this building, and report the facts to the 
First Assistant Postmaster-General, Washington, D. C., of whose 
decision in the matter they will be duly informed. 

Letters and postal cards directed to a person who has removed, 
or is temporarily absent from his usual place of residence, will be 
forwarded, on his request, free of charge; but no mail matter of 
the second, third or fourth class can be so forwarded except 
charged with additional postage in full. 

Postal cards bearing on their face or address side any message 
or part of a message, or any writing or printing other than is 
necessary to secure their proper delivery, are held to be unmail¬ 
able, and will be returned to the senders. 

Stamped envelopes which have been spoiled in directing, and 
have not been used, may be exchanged at their face value at the 
office of the cashier. General Post Office. Spoiled postal cards 
cannot be exchanged. 

After a letter or other article of mail matter has been delivered 
as addressed (as to the care of another person, or at the premises 
to which it is directed, or to the authorized messenger, servant or ' 
agent of the person addressed), it passes beyond the control of the 
Post Office and the protection of the postal laws. 

Letters from a private citizen to a public official cannot pass 
free in the mail, even though they relate to official business. 
The use of “official” postage stamps, and of “official” stamped 
envelopes, for prepaying postage on correspondence relating to 
government business, has been discontinued, and they can no 
longer be recognized in payment of postage. 

In the delivery of circulars and other similar printed matter, 
the same care is exercised as in the case of letters; but experience 
has shown that such matter, after having been properly delivered, 
is frequently cast aside or destroyed by servants and messengers, 


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and never reaches the hands of their employers. This fact has 
often led to unjust complaints of the non-delivery of unsealed 
circulars and printed postal cards by the Post Office. 

Applications for the withdrawal of letters that have been posted 
but have not yet been despatched in the mails, should be made 
before 3 p.m. at the office of the Assistant-Postmaster. After that 
hour the press of business and the large accumulation of mail 
matter will render the necessary search for such letters impracti¬ 
cable. 

When it is desired to withdraw from the mails a letter which 
has already been despatched from this office, personal application 
should be made at once by the writer at the office of the Assis¬ 
tant-Postmaster, when the return of the letter will be secured, if 
possible, on compliance with certain requirements prescribed by 
the Postmaster-General. 

After the dissolution of a firm, the Post Office does not under¬ 
take to decide disputes that may arise between the members of 
the late firm as to the right to receive its mail matter. If they 
cannot agree as to its disposition, it will be held for 30 days 
and then forwarded to the Dead Letter Office marked “In Dis¬ 
pute,” or disposed of as a Court of competent jurisdiction shall 
direct. 

«» It is forbidden by the Regulations of the Post Office Depart¬ 
ment to give to any person information concerning the mail 
matter of another, or to disclose the name of a boxholder at a 
Post Office. 


FOREIGN MAILS, RATES OF POSTAGE, ETC. 

The rates of postage to the countries named below (which with 
the United States and Canada, compose the “ Universal Postal 
Union”) are as follows: 

On Letters, 5 cents for each half ounce or fraction thereof— 
prepayment optional. Double rates are collected on delivery of 
unpaid or short-paid letters. 

On newspapers, books, pamphlets, photographs, sheet music, 
maps, engravings, and similar printed matter, 1 cent for each two 
ounces or fraction thereof. 

On Commercial Papers (such as deeds and other legal and 
business documents, printed or written, and not in the nature of 
personal correspondence) 5 cents for the first 10 ounces and 1 cent 
for every additional 2 ounces. On Samples of Merchandise, 
2 cents for the first 4 ounces and 1 cent for every additional 2 
ounces. All correspondence except letters must be at least 
partially prepaid. 


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Argentine Republic, 

Austria-Hungary, 

Bahamas, 

Barbados, 

Belgium, 

Bermudas, 

Brazil, 

British Colonies, West 
Coast of Africa and 
West Indies, 

British Guiana, 
British Honduras, 
British India, 
Bulgaria, 

Ceylon, 

Chile, 

Colombia, U. S. of 
Costa Rico, 

Danish Colonies of 
St. Thomas, St. 
Croix and St. John, 
Denmark, 

Dominica, 

Dutch Colonies, 


Ecuador, 

Egypt, 

Falkland Islands, 
France (and Al¬ 
geria), 

French Colonies, 
Germany, 

Great Britain and 
Ireland, 

Greece, 

Greenland, 

Guatemala, 

Hayti, 

Holland, 

Honduras, 

Hong Kong, 

Italy, 

Jamaica, 

Japan, 

Labaun, 

Liberia, 

Luxemburg, 

Mauritius, 

Mexico, 


Montenegro, 

Newfoundland, 

Nicaragua, 

Norway, 

Paragauy, 

Persia, 

Peru, 

Portugal and Col¬ 
onies, 

Roumania, 

Russia, 

Salvador, 

Sandwich Islands, 
Servia, 

Spain and Colonies, 
Straits Settlements, 
Sweden, 
Switzerland, 
Trinidad, 

Turkey, 

Uruguay, 

Venezuela. 


To Canada (including Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Mani¬ 
toba, and Prince Edward Island): Letters, 2 cents for each half 
ounce of fraction thereof; Books, Circulars, and similar printed 
matter, 1 cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof; Second 
Class Matter, same as in the United States; Samples op Mer¬ 
chandise (no dutiable articles or articles of intrinsic value 
omitted), 10 cents for each package, wnich must not exeeed 8 
ounces in weight—prepayment compulsory. 

To Australia (except New South Wales, Queensland and 
Victoria) via San Francisco: On Letters, 5 cents for each half 
ounce or fraction thereof; on Newspapers, 2 cents each—pre¬ 
payment compulsory. 

For Rates and Conditions to other Countries, see Bulle¬ 
tins in Corridors of Post Office and Branches. 

Limits op Size and Weight: Packages of samples of mer¬ 
chandise to the countries named above (except Great Britain, 
France, Belgium and Switzerland) must not exceed 8f ounces in 
weight, nor measure more than 8 inches in length, 4 inches in 
breadth, and 2 inches in depth; and packages of printed matter 
must not exceed 4 lbs. 6 oz. in weight. Packages of merchandise, 
samples to Great Britain, France, Belgium and Switzerland, are 
limited to 12 ounces in weight, 12 inches in length, 8 inches in 


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width, and 4 inches in depth. Packages of printed matter to 
Germany and Great Britain are limited to 2 feet in length and 1 
foot in each other dimension. 


REGISTRATION. 

Letters and Packages can be registered at the General Post 
Office, or at any of the Branch Stations, on payment of a fee of 
10 cents, which, with the full postage, must be prepaid by postage 
stamps. The name and address of the sender must be indorsed 
by him on each registered letter or package. Mail matter may 
be sent registered to any Post Office in the United States, Canada, 
or in any of the countries of the “Universal Postal Union” (see 
list of such countries above), and also to certain other foreign 
countries. 


MONEY ORDERS. 

The limit of a single Money Order payable in the United States 
is $100, but three Money Orders, each for this amount, making 
in all $300, can be sent in one day. There is no limit to the 
amount in the International business, but a single order must not 
exceed $50. 


On orders not exceeding $10 . 8 cents. 

Over $10 and not exceeding $ 15. 10 cents. 

Over $15 “ “ “ $30. 15 cents. 

Over $30 “ “ “ $ 40 20 cents. 

Over $40 “ “ “ $ 50. 25 cents. 

Over $50 “ “ “ $ 60. 30 cents. 

Over $60 “ “ “ $ 70. 35 cents. 

Over $70 “ “ “ $ 80. 40 cents. 

Over $80 “ “ “ $100. 45 cents. 


FOREIGN, COASTWISE, RIVER, AND SOUND 
STEAMERS. 

Leaving North River Piers. 

Pier. 

28. Fall R. L.— Boston via Fall R. & Old Col. R. R. 

29. N. Providence L.—Boston via Providence R. R. 

33. Stonington Line—Boston via Providence R. R. 

40. N. London & Norwich—Boston N. E. R. R. 

11. Metropolitan Outside Line—Boston. 

39. Albany Line (day)—Poughkeepsie and Albany. 

39. Mary Powell—West Point, Poughkeepsie, etc. 

41. People’s Line (night)—Albany. 

8. N. J. S. R. R. Line—Long Branch, etc. 

34. North River Propeller—Yonkers, etc. 

49. Citizens’—Troy and Saratoga. 













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w Ocean Steamships. 

Pier. r 

40. Cunard L. .Liverpool and Queenstown. 

45. Inman Line. .Liverpool via Queenstown. 

52. White Star Line. .Liverpool via Queenstown. 

47. National Line. .Liverpool via Queenstown. 

44, 51. National Line. 

46, 53. Williams & Guion Line.. Liverpool via Queenstown. 

21. Anchor Line. .Glasgow via Londonderry. 

21. Anchor Line. .London. 

21. Anchor Line. .Mediterranean Ports. 

42. State Line. .Glasgow via Belfast. 

50. General Ti’ansatlantic Line.. Havre via Plymouth. 

52. Atlas Line W. Indies. Jamaica, Hayti, etc. 

43. Great South & Brazil L.. Brazil & South American Ports. 

42. Pacific Mail S. S. .San Francisco, China, Japan, etc. 

13. Clyde’s H. L. .Havana, Hayti, Porto Rico, etc. 

12. Bermuda Steamers. .Bermuda, etc. 

3. Alexander’s Line.. Havana and Mexico. 

Hoboken, Bremen L..Bremen via Southampton. 

Hoboken, Hamburg L. .Hamburg via Cherbourg. 

Eagle Pier, Wilson’s Line. .Southampton & Hull. 

Jersey City, White Cross Line. .Antwerp. 

Jersey City, Netherlands Am. Navig. Co..Rotterdam. 

Coastwise Steamships. 

1. Halifax Line..Halifax and St. Johns, N. F. 

6 & 7. Baltimore Propeller. .Baltimore, Md. 

9. Cromwell’s Line..New Orleans and Texas. 

26. Old Dominion Line. .Norfolk and Richmond. 

27. Charleston Line..Charleston. 

35. Savannah Line.. Savannah. 

36. Morgan’s Texas Line..New Orleans and Texas. 

Leaving East River Piers. 

24. People’s Line.. Bridgeport, Conn. 

21. Hartford Line.. Hartford. 

25. New Haven Line..New Haven. 

34. Clyde's Philadelphia Line. 

35. Bridgeport S. B. Co.. Bridgeport. 

37. Norwalk Line. .Norwalk, Conn. 

39. N. Y. & N. Bedford..New Bedford, etc. 

Ocean Steamshios. 

16. Nassau, New Providence Steamers. 

17. Ward’s Havana Line. 

18. Great Western Line. .Bristol, Eng. 

Coastwise Steamships. 

20 & 21. Mallory’s Line. .Florida, New Orleans and Texas. 

NEW YORK RAILROADS. 

Pennsylvania R. R. 

Depots in N. Y. City, foot of Cortlandt and Desbrosses Streets. 

Pennsylvania R. R. Jersey City depot. To Philadelphia and Pittsburg, 
West and Southwest, connecting at Harrisburg by N. Central for Balti¬ 
more, Elmira, Rochester and Buffalo. 


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Depot of Baltimore and Ohio R. R. for Washington and the West. 

Depot of Baltimore and Potomac for Richmond, Washington, Baltimore, 
and the South. 

Depot of New York, Philadelphia, and Boston Direct Line by Steam Trans¬ 
fer Ferry from Jersey City to Morrisania depot of N. Y., N. H., & H. R. R. 
Depot New Jersey R. R. 

Central R. R. of New Jersey. 

Depot in N. Y. City, foot of Liberty Street. 

Central R. R. of New Jersey, Communipaw, Allentown Line. 

To Easton, Allentown, Scranton, and the West. 

“ Long Branch and intermediate points. 

Depot Bound Brook and Philadelphia R. R. 

“ Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western connection at Phillipsburg. 

“ Newark and New York R. R. 

“ Lehigh and Susquehanna R. R. 

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. 

Depots in New York, Barclay and Christopher Sts., Hoboken. 

Utica and Syracuse Main Line for West and N. W. 

Morris and Essex R. R. 

Depot of Lehigh Valley R. R. 

“ Newark and Montclair R. R. 

New York, West Shore and Buffalo. 

Foot of Cortlandt, Desbrosses and 42d Sts., N. Y. City. 

Erie R. R. 

Depots in New York, foot of Chambers and 23d St. Erie Railway. Pavonia. 
Jersey City. 

42d Street and Fourth Ave., New York. 

N. Y. Central and Hudson R. R., for the North, Northwest, and West. 

New York, New Haven, and Hartford for the North and East. 

Harlem R. R. for the North. 

Shore Line for New London, Newport and Providence. 

Depot at 30th Street and Tenth Avenue. 

To Sing Sing, Tarrytown, and intermediate points. 

Long Island Railroads to all Points on Long Island.—Hunter’s 

Point. 

Flushing, North Shore, and Central R. R. and James Slip, N. Y. 

NEW YORK FERRIES. 

North River. 

Communipaw Ferry, from Liberty St., New York, to N. J. Central R. R. 
Jersey City Ferry, from Cortlandt St., N. Y., to Penn. R. R. 

Barclay St. Ferry, from Barclay St., N. Y., to Del., Lack., and West R. R, 
Hoboken. 

Pavonia Ferry, from Chambers St., N. Y., to Erie R. R., Jersey City. 
Desbrosses St. Ferry, from Desbrosses St., N. Y., to Penn. R. R., Jersey 
City. 

Twenty-third St. Ferry, from Twenty-third St., N. Y., to Erie R. R., Jersey 
City. 

Weehawken Ferry, from Forty-second St.. N. Y., to Weehawken. 
Christopher St. Ferry, from Christopher St.. N. Y., to Del., Lack., and West 
R. R., Hoboken. 


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East River. 

Staten Island, North Shore Ferry, from Whitehall St., N. Y., to New Brighton 
and North Shore. 

Staten Island (R. R.) Ferry, from Whitehall St., N. Y., to Vanderbilt’s 
Landing, Stapleton. 

Hamilton Ave. Ferry, from Whitehall St., N. Y., to Hamilton Ave., Brooklyn. 

South Ferry, from Whitehall St., N. Y., to Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn. 

Wall Street Ferry, from Wall St., N. Y., to Montague St., Brooklyn. 

Fulton Street Ferry, from Fulton St., N. Y., to Fulton St., Brooklyn. 

Morrisania and Astoria Ferry, from Fulton St., N. Y., to Astoria and 
Morrisana. 

Morrisania and Astoria Ferry, from Fulton St., N. Y., N. H., & H. R. R. 

Roosevelt St. Ferry, from Roosevelt St., N. Y., to Broadway, Williamsburg. 

Hunter’s Point Ferry, from James Slip, N. Y., to Hunter’s Point, L. I. 

Bridge St. Ferry, from Catharine St.,N. Y., to Bridge St., Brooklyn. 

Catharine St. Ferry, from Catharine St., N. Y., to Main St., Brooklyn. 

Grand St. Ferry, from Grand St., N. Y., to Grand St., Williamsburg. 

Greenpoint Ferry, from Tenth and Twenty-third Sts., N. Y., to Greenpoint. 

Blackwell’s Island Ferry, from Bellevue Hospital, N. Y., to Blackwell’s, 
Ward’s, and Hart’s Islands. 

Astoria Ferry, from Ninety-second St., N. Y., to Astoria. 

Kingsbridge Ferry, from One hundred and Thirtieth St., Harlem, to Kings- 
bridge, Fordham, etc. 


ELEVATED RAILROAD STATIONS. 



6th Ave. 


South Ferry 
Rector St. 
Cortlandt St. 
Park Place 
Chambers St. 
Franklin St. 
Grand St. 

Bleeker St. 

8th Street 

14th Street 

23d Street 

33d Street 

42d Street 

50th Street 

58th Street 104th Street 

Branch to 8th Ave. 116th St. & 8th Ave. 
53d St. & 8th Ave. 125th Street 

59th St. & 9th Ave. 135th Street 

72d Street 145th Street 

81st Street 155th Street 

93d Street 


9th Ave. 


South Ferry 
Rector St. 
Cortlandt St. 
Barclay St. 
Warren St. 

Franklin St. 
Desbrosses St. 
Houston St. 
Christopher St. 
14th Street 

23d Street 

30th Street 

34th Street 

42d Street 

50th Street 

59th Street 
Transfer to 
Stations above 59th 
St. by 6th Ave. 
Road. 


2d 

Ave. 


South Ferry 
Hanover Sq. 
Fulton St. 
Franklin Sq. 
Chatham Sq. 
Canal St. 

Grand St. 

Rivington St. 
First St. 

8th Street 

14th Street 

19th Street 

23d Street 

34th Street 

42d Street 

50th Street 

57th Street 

65th Street 

70th Street 

75th Street 

80th Street 

86th Street 

92d Street 

105th Street 

111th Street 

116th Street 

120th Street 

127th Street 


3d 

Ave. 


City Hall 
Chatham Sq. 
Canal St. 

Grand St. 
Houston St. 

9th Street 

14th Street 

18th Street 

23d Street 

28th Street 

34th Street 

42d Street 

47th Street 

53d Street 

59th Street 

67th Street 

76th Street 

84th Street 

89th Street 

98th Street 

100th Street 

116th Street 

125th Street 

129th Street 


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EXEMPTIONS FROM ATTACHMENT, ETC. 

New Jersey.— Home worth $1000, Personal Property, $200.— 
Personal property to the amount of $200, owned by a resident 
head of a family, appraised by three persons appointed by the 
Sheriff; and the widow or administrator of a deceased person 
may claim the same exemption of $200 as against the creditors. 
Home worth $1000. 

New York.— Home worth $1000, and Personal Property .— 
Homestead to the value of $1000, owned and occupied by debtor, 
being a householder, and duly recorded. In addition to the 
household articles usually enumerated as exempt from the sale 
under execution, and the tools of any mechanic, not exceeding 
$25 in value, there are exempted necessary household furniture 
and working tools; team and food for said team for a period not 
exceeding ninety days; professional instruments, furniture, and 
library owned by any person being a householder, or having a 
family for which he provides, to the value of not exceeding $250, 
and a sewing machine. Such exemption does not apply to any 
execution issued on a demand for purchase money of such fur¬ 
niture, tools or team, or the food of said team, or professional in¬ 
struments, furniture, or library, sewing machine or the articles 
now enumerated by law; nor to any judgment rendered for a 
claim accruing for work and labor performed in a family as a 
domestic; nor to any judgment obtained in any court in the City 
of New York, for work, labor, or services done or performed by 
any female employee, when such amount does not exceed the 
sum of $15 exclusive of costs. 

Connecticut.— No Home exempted. Personal Property of the 
following value: Necessary apparel and bedding, household fur¬ 
niture necessary for supporting lifer, arms, military equipments, 
implements of the debtor’s trade, one cow, ten sheep (not ex¬ 
ceeding in value $150) are protected, and certain specified 
amounts of family stores, one stove, the horse, saddle and bridle, 
buggy and harness (not exceeding in value $200) of any prac¬ 
ticing physician or surgeon; one sewing machine in use, one pew 
in church in use, and a library (not exceeding in value $500), 
one boat used in fishing, not exceeding $200 in value. 

WHO ARE EXEMPT FROM SERVING ON JURIES. 

In general, the following persons according to the statutes of 
many States, are exempt from serving on juries, namely: the 
governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, auditor of 
public accounts, treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, 
attorney-general, members of the general assembly during their 
term of office, judges of courts, clerks of courts, sheriffs, cor- 


SOLID FACTS. 


21 


oners, postmasters, mail-carriers, practicing attorneys, all officers 
of the United States, officiating ministers of the gospel, school¬ 
teachers during their terms of school, practicing physicians, con¬ 
stant ferrymen, mayors of cities, policemen, and active members 
of the fire department. 

GENERAL FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY. 

Know all men by these presents, that I-, of-, in 

the County of-, and State of-, have made, constituted and 

appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute and ap¬ 
point James H. Hill, of Downer’s Grove, County of Dupage, 
and State of Illinois, a true and lawful attorney for me, and in my 
name, place and stead, and in my behalf, to [here insert the things 
which the attorney is to do'], hereby giving and granting unto my 
said attorney full power and authority in the premises to use all 
lawful means in my name and for my sole benefit, for the pur¬ 
poses aforesaid. And generally to do and perform all such acts, 
matters and things as my said attorney shall deem necessary 
and expedient for the completion of the authority hereby given, 
as fully as I might and could do were I personally present. 

In witness whereof, I the said-, have hereunto set my 

hand and seal, this^r^ day of December, in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six. 

Signed and sealed in presence of \ 

. 3 [seal] 

WHAT IT COSTS TO COLLECT A DEBT. 

What will it cost to collect the debt? That question naturally 
arises and is, very properly, one that should be considered. Of 
course it is impossible to determine, definitely, what the costs will 
be. If a lawyer be employed for an ordinary justice suit, occu¬ 
pying the time but an hour or so, his fee will be five dollars. 
Should the claim be of considerable amount, and the time of the 
attorney be employed a day or two, the lawyer’s charge will be 
from ten to twenty dollars. Should the plaintiff come off victor¬ 
ious, and obtain judgment against the debtor, the other costs will 
be mainly borne by the debtor. Should it be shown that the 
plaintiff has no just claim, the justice, or jury, if there be a jury, 
will decide that there was no cause of action, and will assess the 
costs of suit to the plaintiff. 

The cost of an ordinary justice suit in most States, will average 
about as follows: 

Docketing the suit, 25 cents; issuing summons, 25 cents; con¬ 
stable for serving summons, 35 cents; each mile travelled in serv¬ 
ing summons by constable, 5 cents; justice fee for entering up 





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SOLID FACTS. 


judgment, 25 cents; for discharge of docket, 25 cents; fee of 
justice for hearing statement of each party and giving decision, 
$ 2 . 

The above are the inevitable costs which will be incurred if the 
plaintiff and defendant have a trial without witnesses, lawyers, or 
jury, and then settle according to the decision of the justice. 

If witnesses are called, the expense is 50 cents per day for each 
witness, to be claimed at time of trial. Fee of justice for issuing 
each subpoena for witness, 25 cents; constable for serving each 
subpoena, 25 cents; for mileage each way in serving a subpoena, 
5 cents; for administering oath to each witness, 5 cents. 

Should the suit be tried by a jury, each juryman is entitled, 
before a justice, to 50 cents for hearing the case, should the jury 
agree; for entering verdict of the jury, 15 cents; fee of constable 
for waiting on jury, 50 cents; for entering satisfaction of judg' 
ment, 10 cents. 

Should judgment be obtained against the debtor, and he refuse 
to settle, the justice will issue an execution to levy upon and sell 
a sufficient quantity of debtor’s goods to pay the debt and all 
costs. Fee for execution, 50 cents; fee of constable, for serving 
and returning execution, 50 cents; for advertising property for 
sale, 50 cents; commissions on sales, not exceeding 10 dollars, 10 
per cent; for all in excess of that amount, 5 per cent; except, 
when through settlement or other cause the property is not sold, 
in that case the commissions will be one half the above amount. 

The defendant, thinking that equity may not be had before a 
certain justice, may have the case tried before the nearest justice; 
this procedure is termed a “ Change of Venue.” Fee of justice 
for transcript in change of venue, 50 cents. 

Should either party desire to appeal to a higher court, the ex¬ 
penses of appeal before the justice will be: For bond, 35 cents; 
for entering appeal, 25 cents; for transcript of judgment and 
proceedings in case of appeal, 50 cents. 

In the higher court the cost of trial will usually average from 
twenty to fifty dollars. 

WHO CANNOT BE ARRESTED. 

By constitutional right, the following persons are privileged 
from arrest: Members of Congress, except for treason, felony, 
and breach of the peace, are not liable to arrest during their 
attendance upon the session of their respective houses, nor while 
going to or returning from the same. Electors are also privileged 
from arrest, except for treason, felony or breach of the peace, 
while in attendance upon elections, or while going to or return¬ 
ing from the same. In many States, also, the militia, except in 
the above cases, are exempt during their attendance at musters, 


SOLID FACTS. 


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or while going or returning. Attorneys and counsellors at law, 
judges, clerks, sheriffs, and all other officers of the several courts 
are likewise free from arrest while attending court, and while 
going to and returning from the same, as are also witnesses and 
other persons necessarily attending any courts of record on busi¬ 
ness. 


LIMIT OF JURISDICTION WITH JUSTICE OF THE 

PEACE. 


The following shows the largest amount in the different States 
and Territories which the justice of the peace, through his official 
position, can have jurisdiction over: 


Alabama. 

....$100 

Louisiana.. 

.$100 

Ohio. 

.$300 

Arkansas .... 

.... 300 

Maine . 

20 

Oregon. 

. 250 

California. 

.... 300 

Maryland.. 

. 100 

Pennsylvania. 

. 300 

Colorado. 

.... 300 

Massachusetts.... 

. 300 

Rhode Island. 

. 100 

Connecticut... 

.... 100 

Michigan. 

. 300 

South Carolina... 

. 100 

Dakota Ter.... 

.... 100 

Minnesota. 

. 100 

Tennessee. 

. 500 

Delaware. 

.... 100 

Mississippi. 

. 150 

Texas. 

. 200 

Florida. 

.... 100 

Missouri. 

. 300 

Utah Ter. 

. 300 

Georgia... 

.... 100 

Nebraska... 

. 200 

Vermont. 

. 200 

Idaho Ter. 

.... 100 

Nevada. 

. 300 

Virginia. 

50 

Illinois. 

... 200 

New Hampshire. 

. 100 

Washington Ter. 

. 100 

Indiana. 

.... 200 

New Jersey. 

. 100 

West Virginia.... 

. 100 

Iowa. 

.... 100* 

New Mexico Ter. 

. 100 

Wisconsin. 

. 300 

Kansas. 

.... 300 

New York. 

. 200 

Wyoming Ter.... 

. 100 

Kentucky. 

.... 100 

North Carolina... 

. 200 




* By consent of parties, $300. 


FORMS OF AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS. 

An agreement is virtually a contract by which individuals, 
singly or collectively, agree to perform certain duties within a 
specified time. 

It is of much importance, in all matters upon which may arise 
a difference of opinion or misunderstanding, that contracts be re¬ 
duced very explicitly to writing, thereby frequently saving the 
parties to the contract a long and expensive law-suit. 

Agreements should show that they are made for a lawful con¬ 
sideration, else they are void in law. 

It is well to have a written agreement signed by a witness, 
though the witness need not know the contents of the document. 

While a signature, or mark, written with a pencil, if proven by 
witnesses, is good in law, it is always safest to execute the con¬ 
tract with pen and ink. 

A discovery of fraud, or misrepresentation by one party to the 
agreement, or changing of the date, renders the contract void. 








































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SOLID FACTS. 


Every agreement should state most distinctly the time within 
which its conditions are to be complied with. 

Copies of an agreement should always be prepared in duplicate, 
and each party to the agreement should retain a copy. 

GENERAL FORM OF AGREEMENT. 

This agreement, made the first day of 18—, between 

, county of , of the first 

part, and of the second part: 

Witnesseth, that the said , in consideration of the 

agreement of the party of the second part, hereinafter contained, 
contracts and agrees to and with the said , that he 

will deliver, in good and marketable condition, at the village of 
, during the month of , of this year, one 

hundred tons of prairie hay, in the following lots, and on the fol¬ 
lowing specified terms; namely, twenty-five tons by the seventh 
of , twenty-five tons additional by the fourteenth of the 

month, twenty-five tons more by the twenty-first, and the entire 
one hundred tons to be all delivered by the thirtieth of 

And the said , in consideration of the prompt ful¬ 

filment of this contract, on the part of the party of the first part, 
contracts to and agrees with the said , to pay for said 

hay six dollars per ton, for each ton as soon as delivered. 

In case of failure of agreemeut by either of the parties hereto, 
it is hereby stipulated and agreed that the party so failing shall 
pay to the other one hundred dollars as fixed and settled dam¬ 
ages. 

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands the day 
and year first above written. 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

To acknowledge anything is to admit of its existence, whether 
it be any known fact or circumstance, or the confession of any 
sentiment or act known only to ourselves. 

In law, an acknowledgment is the assent of any individual, in 
writing, made before a competent legal authority, that any docu¬ 
ment to which it is appended is true in fact, or that it is a volun¬ 
tary act on the part of a person in transferring property or any 
personal right to another. 

The law makes it necessary that persons who execute deeds for* 
lands, or mortgages covering any property, should acknowledge 
the execution of the paper in order that it may be recorded. 

An unmarried person’s acknowledgment alone is sufficient on 
any legal document; but, if married, both husband and wife 
must sign the acknowledgment jointly; and the wife must also, 


SOLID FACTS. 


25 


in some States, make her voluntary and separate acknowledg¬ 
ment apart from her husband, wherever the sale or mortgaging 
of land is affected. 


WILLS. 

The legal declaration of what a person determines to have 
done with his property after death, is termed a will. 

All persons of lawful age, possessed of sound mind, excepting 
married women in certain States, are entitled to dispose of their 
property by will. 

No exact form of words is necessary in order to make a will 
good at law; though much care should be exercised to state the 
provisions of the will so plainly that its language may not be mis¬ 
understood. 

The person making the will is termed the testator (if a female, 
testatrix). 

A will is of no force and effect until the death of the testator, 
and can be cancelled or modified at any date by the maker. 

The last will made annuls the force of all preceding wills, if 
not an addition to them. 

The law regards marriage, and offspring resulting, as good evi¬ 
dence of revocation of a will made prior to such marriage, unless 
the wife and children are provided for by the husband in some 
other manner, in which case the will remains in full force. 

To convey real estate by will, it must be done in accordance 
with the law of the State or country where such land is located; 
but personal property is conveyed in harmony with the law that 
obtains at the place of the testator’s residence. 

There are two kinds of wills, namely, written and verbal, or 
nuncupative. The latter, or spoken wills, depending upon proof 
of persons hearing the same, generally relate to personal property 
only, and are not recognized in all the States, unless made within 
ten days previous to the death, or by persons in the military or 
naval service. Verbal or unwritten wills are usually unsafe, and, 
even when well authenticated, often make expensive litigation; 
hence the necessity of having the wishes of the testator fully and 
clearly defined in a written will. 

To give or make a devise of property by will and subsequently 
dispose of the same, without altering the will to conform to such 
sale, destroys the validity of the devise. 

A will made by an unmarried woman is legally revoked by 
marriage; but she can take such legal steps in the settlement of 
her property before marriage as will empower her to dispose of 
the same as she may choose, after marriage. 

No husband can make a will that will deprive the wife of her 
right of dower in the property; that is, her right to the proceeds 


26 


SOLID FACTS. 


of one third of the real estate and appurtenances, as long as she 
may live. But the husband can will the wife a certain amount 
in lieu of her dower stating it to be in lieu thereof. Such bequest, 
however, will not exclude her from her dower, provided she pre¬ 
fers it to the bequest made in the will. Unless the husband states 
distinctly that the bequest is in lieu of dower, she is entitled to 
both. 

Property bequeathed must pay debts and incumbrances upon 
the same before its distribution can be made to the legatees of the 
estate. 

Though property may be willed to a corporation, the corpora¬ 
tion cannot accept such gift unless provision is made for s’o doing 
in its charter. 

A will may be revoked by marriage, a codicil, destruction of 
the will, disposing of property devised in a will, or by the execu¬ 
tion of another will. 

The person making a will may appoiut his executors, but no 
person can serve as such executor if, at the time of the proving 
of the will he be under twenty-one years of age, a convict, a thor¬ 
oughly confirmed drunkard, a lunatic, or an imbecile. No per¬ 
son appointed as an executor is obliged to serve, but may renounce 
his appointment by legal written notice signed before two wit¬ 
nesses, which notice must be recorded by the officer before whom 
the will is proved. 

The person named in the will by the testator to administer the 
same is termed an executor. The individual appointed by a court 
is known as an administrator. The duties of each, in the settle¬ 
ment of an estate, are essentially the same. 

In case a married woman possesses property, and dies without 
a will, her husband is entitled to administer upon such property 
in preference to any one else, provided he be of sound mind. 

Any devise of property made to a subscribing witness is in¬ 
valid, although the integrity of the will in other respects is not 
affected, 

In all wills the testator’s full name should be written at the end 
of the will. If he be unable to write, he may have his hand 
guided in making a mark against the same. If he possesses a 
sound mind, and is conscious at the time of the import of his 
action, such mark renders the will valid. 

Witnesses should always write their respective places of resi¬ 
dence after their names, their signatures being written in the 
presence of each other, and in the presence of the testator. 

Different States require a different number of witnesses. To 
illustrate: Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, 
Tennessee, Iowa, Utah, Texas, California, New Jersey, Delaware, 
Indiana, Virginia, Oregon, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, 
Bhode Island, Louisiana, and New York require two witnesses. 


SOLID FACTS. 


27 


The States of Florida, Mississippi, Maryland, Georgia, South 
Carolina, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, 
and Vermont demand three witnesses to authenticate a will. 

Witnesses are not required to know the contents of a will. 
They have simply to know that the document is a will, and wit¬ 
ness the signing of the same by the testator, or he to witness 
their signing. 

Proof of signature of the testator by the oath of two reputable 
witnesses, is sufficient to establish the validity of a will in the 
State of Pennsylvania; no subscribing witnesses being absolutely 
demanded. 


CODICILS. 

An addition to a will, which should be in writing, is termed a 
codicil, and executed like a will. 

A codicil is designed to explain, modify, or change former be¬ 
quests made in the body of the will. It should be done with the 
same care and precision as was exercised in the making of the 
will itself. 


DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL TERMS. 

$-means dollars, being a contraction of U. S., which was 

formerly placed before any denomination of money, and meant, 
as it means now, United States Currency. 

£-means pounds, English .money. 

@ stands for at or to. lb. for pound, and bbl. for barrel; for 
per or by the. Thus, Butter sells at 20®30c $ lb., and Flour at 
$8@12 §} bbl. 

% for per cent and # for number. 

May 1.—Wheat sells at $1.20@1.25, “seller June.” Seller 
June means that the person who sells the wheat has the privilege 
of delivering it at any time during the month of June. 

Selling shoi't, is contracting to deliver a certain amount of grain 
or stock, at a fixed price, within a certain length of time, when 
the seller has not the stock on hand. It is for the interest of the 
person selling “ short,” to depress the market as much as possi¬ 
ble, in order that he may buy and fill his contract at a profit. 
Hence the “shorts” are termed “ bears.” 

Buying long, is to contract to purchase a certain amount of 
grain or shares of stock at a fixed price, deliverable within a stip¬ 
ulated time, expecting to make a profit by the rise of prices. The 
“longs” are termed “ bulls,” as it is for their interest to “operate” 
so as to “ toss” the prices upward as much as possible. 




28 


SOLID FACTS. 


PROMISSORY NOTES. 

A promissory note is a promise or engagement in writing to 
pay a specified sum at a time therein limited, or on demand, or at 
sight, to a person therein named, or his order or assigns, or to 
the bearer. The person making the note is called the drawer or 
maker. 

A note is void when founded upon fraud. Thus, a note ob¬ 
tained from a person when intoxicated, or obtained for any rea¬ 
son which is illegal, cannot be collected.* A note given upon 
Sunday is also void in some States. 

Notes bear interest only when it is so expressed; after they be¬ 
come due, however, they draw the legal rate of the State.f Notes 
payable on demand or at sight, draw no interest until after pre¬ 
sentation or demand of the same has been made, unless they pro¬ 
vide for interest from date on their face; they then draw the legal 
rate of interest of the State. 

If “with interest” is included in the note, it draws the legal 
rate of the State where it is given, from the time it is made. 

If the note is to draw a special rate of interest higher than the 
legal, but not higher than the law allows, the rate must be speci¬ 
fied. 

If the note is made payable to a person or order, to a person or 
bearer, to a person or his assigns, or to the cashier of an incor¬ 
porated company or order, such notes are negotiable. 

When transferring the note, the indorser frees himself from re¬ 
sponsibility, so far as the payment is concerned, by writing on 
the back, above his name, “Without recourse to me in any 
event.” 

When a note is made payable at a definite period after date, 
three days beyond the time expressed on the face of the note 
(called days of grace) are allowed to the person who is to pay the 
same, within which to make such payment. Notes payable on 
demand are not entitled to days of grace. 

If a note is payable at a bank, and is held there on the day 
upon which it falls due, until the usual hour for closing, ready 
for receiving payment thereon, no further demand upon the 
the maker is necessary, in order to charge the indorser. The de¬ 
mand must, in all cases, be made upon the last of the days of 
grace; a demand before that time passing for nothing as against 
the indorser. 


* If, however, the note is transferred to an innocent holder, the claim of 
fraud or no value received will not avail. The r party holding the note can 
collect it if the maker is able to pay it. 

t If it is intended to have the note draw more than the legal rate of in¬ 
terest, after maturity, the words should so specify in the body of the note 
as follows: il with interest at the rate of-per cent until paid.” 




SOLID FACTS. 


29 


The days of grace, which must be computed according to the 
laws of the State where the note is payable are to be reckoned 
exclusive of the day when the note would otherwise become due, 
and without deduction for Sundays or holidays; in which latter 
case, by special enactments in most of the States, notes are 
deemed to become due upon the secular day next preceding such 
days. Thus, a note, due upon the twenty-tiftli day of December, 
is payable on the twenty-fourth, as the day when due is Christ¬ 
mas day; if the twenty-fourth chance to be Sunday, it is due upon 
the twenty-third. 

In order to charge an indorser, the note, if payable at a particu¬ 
lar place, must be presented for payment at the place upon the 
very day it becomes due; if no place of payment be named, it 
must be presented, either to the maker personally, or at his place 
of business, during business hours, or at his dwelling-house, 
within reasonable hours; if payable by a firm, a presentment may 
be made to either of the partners, or at the firm’s place of busi¬ 
ness; if given by several persons jointly, not partners, the demand 
must be made upon all. If the note has been lost, mislaid, or 
destroyed, the holder must still make a regular and formal de¬ 
mand, offering the party, at the same time, a sufficient indemnity 
in the event of his paying the same. 


The following will be found convenient in the absence of ex¬ 
tended interest tables: 

To find the interest on any sum, for a given number of days, 
at any rate of interest. 


At 5 per cent, multiply the principal by the number of days, 

and divide by.... 

At 6 per cent, as above, and divide by. 

At 7 per cent, as above, and divide by. 

At 8 per cent, as above, and divide by. 

At 9 per cent, as above, and divide by. 

At 10 per cent, as above, and divide by. 

At 12 per cent, as above, and divide by. 

At 15 per cent, as above, and divide by. 

At 20 per cent, as above, and divide by.. 


72 

60 

52 

45 

40 

36 

30 

24 

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30 


SOLID FACTS 


STATE LAWS RELATING TO RATES OF INTEREST, 
AND PENALTIES FOR USURY. 


States 

AND 

Territories. 

Lepral 
| Rate of 
Interest. 

1 

1 Rate 
allowed by 
Contract. 

1 _ 

Penalties for Usury. 

Alabama. 

per cent. 
8 

per cent. 

8 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Arizona. 

10 

Any rate. 


Arkansas. 

G 

10 

Forfeiture of principal and int. 

California. 

r* 

i 

Any rate. 

Colorado. 

10 

Any rate. 


Connecticut. 

6 

Ant 7 rate. 


Dakota. 

iy 

i 

12 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Delaware . 

6 

6 

Forfeiture of principal. 

District of Columbia .. 

6 

10 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Florida . 

8 

Any rate. 


Georgia. 

7 

8 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Idaho . 

10 

18 

Fine and imprisonment. 

Illinois. 

6 

8 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Indiana... 

6 

8 

Forfeiture of excess of interest. 

Iowa.. 

6 

10 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Kansas. 

7 

12 

For. of excess of int. above 12 p. c. 

Kentucky. 

6 

6 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Louisiana. 

5 

8 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Maine.. 

6 

Any rate. 


Maryland. 

6 

6 

Forfeiture of excess of interest. 

Massachusetts. .. 

6 

Any rate. 


Michigan. 

7 

10 

For. of excess of int. above 7 p. c. 

Minnesota. 

7 

10 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Mississippi. . 

6 

10 

Forfeiture of excess of interest. 

Missouri . 

6 

10 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Montana . . 

10 

Any rate. 


Nebraska . 

7 

10 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Nevada. 

10 

Any rate. 


New Hampshire. 

6 

6 

For. of thrice the excess and costs. 

New Jersey. 

6 

G 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

New Mexico. 

6 

Any rate. 


New York. 

6 

6 

Forfeiture of contract. 

North Carolina. 

6 

8 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Ohio. 

6 

8 

Forfeiture of excess above 6 p. c. 

Ontario, Canada. 

6 

Any rate. 

Oregon. 

8 

10 

Forfeiture of principal and int. 

Pennsylvania. 

6 

6 

Forfeiture of excess of interest. 

Quebec. Canada. 

6 

Any rate. 


Rhode Island . 

6 

Any rate. 


South Carolina. 

7 

7 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Tennessee. 

6 

6 

Forfeiture of excess of interest. 

Texas. 

8 

12 

Forfeiture of excess of interest. 

Utah . 

10 

Any rate. 


Vermont. 

6 

6 

Forfeiture of excess of interest. 

Virginia... 

6 

6* 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Washington Territory. 

10 

Any rate. 

Forfeiture of excess of interest. 

West Virginia. 

6 

6* 

Wisconsin . 

7 

10 

Forfeiture of entire interest. 

Wyoming. 

12 

Any rate. 



* Except in cases defined by Statutes of the State. 



























































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STATE LAWS RELATING TO LIMITATION OF 

ACTIONS. 


Limit op Time in which Action may be Brought on the Following: 


States and 
Territories. 

Assault 

and 

Slander. 

Open 

Accounts. 

Notes. 

Judgment. 

Sealed and 
witnessed 
Instruments. 


Years. 

Years. 

Years. 

Years. 

Years. 

Alabama . 

1 

3 

6 

20 

10 

Arkansas . 

1 

3 

5 

10 

10 

California .... . 

1 

2 

4 

5 

5 

Colorado. 

1 

6 

6 

3 

3 

Connecticut. 

3 

6 

G 

20 

17 

Dakota . 

2 

6 

6 

20 

20 

Delaware . 

1 

3 

6 

20 

20 

District of Columbia .. 

1 

3 

3 

12 

12 

Florida . 

2 

4 

5 

20 

20 

Georgia . 

1 

4 

6 

7 

20 

Tdaho . 

2 

4 

5 

6 

5 

Illinois . 

1 

5 

10 

20 

10 

Indiana . 

2 

6 

20 

20 

20 

Iowa .. 

2 

5 

10 

20 

10 

Kansas . 

1 

3 

5 

5 

15 

Kentucky . 

1 

2 

15 

15 

15 

T.ouisiana. 

1 

3 

5 

10 

10 

Maine. 

2 

6 

20* 

20 

20 

Maryland. 

1 

3 

3 

12 

12 

Massachusetts. 

2 

G 

20* 

20 

20 

Michigan. 

2 

6 

6 

6 

10 

Minnesota . 

2 

6 

6 

10 

6 

Mississippi. 

1 

3 

6 

7 

6 

Missouri . 

2 

5 

10 

10§§ 

10 

Montana. 

2 

3 

6 

6 

6 

Nebraska.. 

1 

4 

5 

5 

10 

Nevada. 

2 

4 

6 

5 

4 

New Hampshire. 

2 

G 

6 

20 

20 

New Jersey. 

2§ 

6 

6 

20 

16 

New Mexico . 

1 

6 

10 

10 

10 

New Vork. 

2 

6 

6 

20 

20 

North Carolina . 

It 

3 

3 

10 

10 

Ohio . 

1 

6 

15 

15 

15 

Ontario (U. Canada). .. 

o 

/•W 

6 

6 . 

20 

10 

Oregon . 

2 

G 

6 

10 

10 

Pennsylvania . 

1 

G 

6 

20 

20 

Quebec (L. Canada)... 

1,2 

5 

5 

30 

30 

Rhode Island . 

1 

6 

6 

20 

20 

South Carolina . 

2 

6 

G 

20 

20 

Tennessee . 

1 

G 

6 

10 

6 

Texas . 

1 

2 

4 

10 

4t 

XJtah . 

1 

2 

4 

5 

4 

Vermont . 

2 

6 

14* 

8 

8 

Virginia . 

1 

511 

5 

10 

20 

Washington Territory. 

2 

3 

6 

G 

G 

10 

West Virginia . 

1 

5|||| 

10 

10 

'Wisconsin . 

2 

G 

6 

20 

20 

Wyoming . 

1 

4 

5 

15 

5 


* Promissory notes in Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont barred in six 
years, unless signed by attesting witnesses. t Slander, 6 months 

t Seals abolished. § Assault, 4 years. §§ In certain courts, 20 years. 
|| Store accounts, 2 years. IIII Store accounts, 3 years. 





























































32 


SOLID FACTS. 


MECHANICS’ LIENS. 

Lien-laws establish a right to retain possession of personal 
'property until the payment is made for services in respect to it. 
j A lien is lost by the voluntary surrender of the property to the 
owner or his agent. 

I There is no common law lien without possession. It is a right 
created by law in favor of the tavern-keepers, livery men, pastur¬ 
es, carriers, and mechanics. It may be created by contract be¬ 
tween the parties, as in a lease. 

| Whatever is affixed to land belongs to the owner of the land, 
except in a few cases. Hence, carpenters who built on the land 
of others had no lien. But as the principle is just, and the prac¬ 
tice beneficial, States have, by law, given builders and persons 
who furnish material a lien on the land and building, if claimed 
within a limited time. Under this kind of mechanics’ lien, no 
possession is required. The right to pay the charge and take the 
property is a right of redemption which is lost by a public sale of 
the property. The surplus, if any, is paid to the owner. 

Liens by State law are generally foreclosed in a court, upon a 
petition for that purpose. By its decree the property is sold and 
the proceeds divided according to the rights of the parties. 

Liens may, in certain States, be enforced against vessels and 
wharves as well as buildings, for construction, alteration or re¬ 
pairs. In most States, while the same general principle is main¬ 
tained, the modes of procedure vary. 

A workman desiring the protection of the law for the security 
of his wages, may draw up a paper, addressed to the county clerk 
of the county where the work was done, setting forth all the cir¬ 
cumstances of the work done, his bargain with the contractor, 
the failure to receive his pay, and his fears that he will lose all 
if his lien is not made. This paper, sworn to before a justice or 
notary public, as true, is filed in the county clerk’s office, and 
becomes a cloud upon the building, which the owner is only too 
glad, frequently, to remove by paying the debt himself and tak¬ 
ing it out of the contractor’s bill. In either event the owner or 
contractor must pay the debt if it is an honest one. 


HEALTHIEST REGIONS FOR CONSUMPTIVES. 

The following table, in a scale of 100, shows the per cent of 
deaths from consumption. From this it will be seen that the 
Atlantic States have a much higher death rate from this disease 
than most of the Western States and Territories. 


SOLID FACTS. 


33 


State. 

Vermont. 

Maine. 

Massachusetts. 

New Hampshise. 

Rhode Island. 

Connecticut. 

Delaware. 

District of Columbia ., 

New Jersey. 

New York. 

Maryland. 

Michigan. 

Ohio. 

Pennsylvania.. 

Washington Territory 

West Virginia. 

California.. 

Indiana. 

Kentucky. 

Minnesota. 

Wisconsin. 

Dakota. 


No. of deaths 
in each 100. 

.26 

.25 

.25 

. 25 

.25 

.20 

. 20 

. 20 

.20 

. 20 

. 16 

. 16 

. 16 

. 16 

. 16 

. 16 

. 14 

. 14 

. 14 

.14 

.14 

. 12 


State. 

No. of deaths 
in each 100. 

Iowa.. 

. 12 

Oregon.. 

. 12 

Tennessee.. 

. 12 

Virginia. 


Illinois. 

. 11 

Nebraska... 

. 9 

Missouri. 

.. 9 

Montana.. 

. 9 

Colorado. 

. 8 

Kansas .. 

. 8 

Louisiana. 

. 8 

North Carolina. 

. 8 

Alabama. 

. 0 

Florida. 

. 6 

Mississippi. 

. 6 

Utah. 

. 6 

Arkansas. 

. 5 

Georgia. 

. 5 

South Carolina. 

.. 5 

Texas. 

.. 5 

New Mexico. 

. 3 


PERIODS OF 


Substance. H. M. 

Rice, boiled. 1 

Eggs, whipped, raw. 1 30 

Trout, fresh, fried. 1 30 

Soup, barley, boiled. 1 30 

Apples, sweet, mellow, raw. 1 30 

Venison steak, broiled. 1 45 

Sago, boiled. 1 45 

Tapioca, boiled.2 

Barley, boiled. 2 

Milk, boiled.2 

Liver, beef, fresh, broiled.2 

Eggs, fresh, raw.2 

Apples, sour, mellow, raw.2 

Cabbage, with vinegar, raw. 2 

Milk, raw. 2 15 

Eggs, fresh, roasted.2 15 

Turkey, domestic, roasted.2 30 

Goose, wild, roasted.2 30 

Cake, sponge, baked.2 30 

Hash, warmed.2 30 

Beans, pod, boiled.... 2 30 

Parsnips, boiled.2150 

Potatoes, Irish, baked. 2 30 

Cabbage, head, raw.2 30 

Custard, baked.2 45 

Apples, sour, hard, raw.2 50 

Oysters, fresh, raw. 2 55 

Eggs, fresh, soft boiled. 3 

Beefsteak, broiled. 3 

Mutton, fresh, broiled. 3 

Mutton, fresh, boiled. 3 

Soup, bean, boiled. 3 


DIGESTION. 


Substance. H. M. 

Chicken soup, boiled .. 3 

Dumpling, apple, boiled. 3 

Oysters, fresh, roasted. 3 15 

Pork, salted, broiled.3 15 

Porksteak, broiled . 3 15 

Mutton, fresh, roasted. 3 15 

Bread, corn, baked. 3 15 

Carrot, orange, boiled. 3 15 

Sausage, fresh, broiled. 3 20 

Oysters, fresh, stewed. 3 30 

Butter, melted. 3 30 

Cheese, old, raw. 3 30 

Oyster soup, boiled. 3 30 

Bread, wheat, fresh, baked. 3 30 

Turnips, flat, boiled. 3 30 

Potatoes, Irish, boiled. 3 30 

Eggs, fresh, hard boiled. 3 30 

Eggs, fresh, fried. 3 30 

Green corn and beans, boiled... 3 45 

Beets, boiled. 3 45 

Salmon, salted, boiled. 4 

Beef, fried. 4 

Veal, fresh, broiled.4 

Fowls, domestic, boiled. 4 

Beef, old, salted, boiled. 4 15 

Pork, salted, fried. 4 15 

Pork, salted, boiled. 4 30 

Veal, fresh, fried. 4 30 

Cabbage, boiled. 4 30 

Pork, roasted. 5 15 

Suet, beef, boiled. 5 30 













































































































34 


SOLID FACTS. 


HOW TO TEACH A DOG. 

In commencing to teach a dog, always have a small piece of 
meat to give him, and treat him with kindness, for dogs are as 
susceptible of kindness as human beings. In starting to teach 
him alway have a small whip, but be careful not to hurt him, or 
he will take a dislike to you. Try and make him fear you with 
stern words, and take a liking to you at the same time. You 
must be very patient with him, and not try to teach him too 
much at one time, as you will only get him puzzled. Teach him 
only one thing at a time, until he is peiTect in it. It is perfectly 
useless to try and teach a dog after he is ten years old. Never 
attempt to train a dog until he is at least over four months old. 
Any breed of dogs can be taught, even a cur. 

A QUICK CURE FOR DOGS THAT HAVE EATEN 

POISON. 

Take a teacupful of warm milk and a quarter full of salt. 
Open the dog’s mouth and give it to him, slowly pouring it down 
his throat. In case he does not vomit the first time repeat the 
dose. This will be found to be a positive cure for dogs that have 
eaten poison. 


THE BEST FOOD FOR DOGS. 

The best food for dogs is corn bread and meat, well cooked, 
given once a day, the meat to be cut in very small pieces. This 
will not injure the dog in any manner, and will keep him in per¬ 
fect health. 

TREATMENT OF CANARIES. 

OVERGROWN CLAWS AND BEAK. 

Overgrown claws and beak require to be cropped with a pair 
of scissors (a knife should never be used), but care must be taken 
in paring the claws not to cut deep; holding the claw before a 
strong light the termination of the blood veins may be seen and 
should not be cut into. If the claws are overgrown the bird is apt 
to injure himself by getting entangled in the wire of the cage. 

ASTHMA. 

If your bird looks like a puff-ball, and when he breathes you 
hear a squeaking noise, especially at night, he probably has the 
asthma. Use Dr. Gurning’s Bird Tonic with his drinking water, 
about half of each. Keep him warm, aud give with his rape and 
canary, ripe plantain, if it can be had. 


SOLID FACTS. 


35 


DIARRHCEA. 

Two drops of warm castor-oil first. After a few hours, a small 
bit of gum arabic, and about twenty drops of tincture of opium 
in the water, or a little of the ordinary chalk mixture of the shops. 

LICE. 

Lice keeps the bird in a constant'state of restlessness day and 
night. He should bathe often; the cage shouid be kept scrupu- 
ously clean, and the gravel paper frequently changed, upon which 
sprinkle a little Persian insect powder. Catch the birds at night, 
hold carefully in your hand, thoroughly blow the powder all 
through and under the feathers. Cover the cage during the night 
with a white cloth, and on its being removed in the morning, it 
will be found to contain many of the parasites. 


pip. 

A name given to a small pimple on the rump. Open with a 
fine needle when matter is apparent, then dress with cold cream. 

BARBERS’ AND TOILET DEPARTMENT. 

Cologne for Family Use.—Oils of rosemary and lemon, each 
i oz.; bergamot and lavender, each 1 dr.; cinnamon, 8 drops; 
clove and rose, each 15 drops; common alcohol, 2 qts. Mix, and 
shake 2 or 3 times daily for a week. 

Colognes need only be used in very small quantities; the same 
is true of highly flavored oils or pomades; as too much, even of 
a good thing, soon disgusts those whom they were intended to 
please. 

Hair Oils—New York Barbers’ Star.—Castor oil, pts.; 
alcohol, li pts.; oil of citronella, oz.; lavender, ± oz.; mixed 
and shaken when used, makes one of the finest oils for the hair 
in use. 

Hair Invigorator.—A Wheeling barber makes use of the fol¬ 
lowing invigorator to stop hair from falling out, or to cause it to 
grow in; it is a good one, so is the one following it: 

Take bay rum, 1 pt.; alcohol, \ pt.; castor oil, £ oz.; carbo¬ 
nate of ammonia, £ oz.; tincture of cantharides, i oz. Mix, and 
shake when used. Use it daily, until the end is attained. 

Another.—Carbonate of ammonia, 1 oz.; rubbed up in 1 pt. of 
sweet oil. Apply daily until the hair stops falling out, or is 
sufficiently grown out. 


36 


SOLID FACTS. 


Shampooing Mixtures—For Five Cents per Quart.—Puri¬ 
fied carbonate of potash, commonly called, salts of tartar, 1 oz.; 
rain water, 1 qt. Mix, and it is ready for use. 

Apply a few spoons of it to the head, rubbing and working it 
thoroughly; then rinse out with clean soft water, and dry the 
hair well with a coarse, dry towel, applying a little oil or poma¬ 
tum to supply the natural oil which has been saponified and 
washed out by the operation of the mixture. A barber will make 
at least five dollars out of this five cents worth of material. 

Dentrifice which Removes Tartareous Adhesions, Arrests 
Decay, and Induces a Healthy Action of the Gums.—Dissolve 
1 oz. of borax in 1|- pints of boiling water, and when a little cool, 
add 1 teaspoon of the tincture of myrrh and 1 tablespoon of the 
spirits of camphor, and bottle for use. Directions. —At bed¬ 
time, wash out the mouth with water; using a badger’s hair 
brush (bristle brushes tear the gums and should never be used); 
then take a tablespoon of the dentrifice with as much warm 
water, and rub the teeth and gums well, each night until the end 
is attained. 


COMBINATIONS OF SHADES THAT MAKE DIFFER. 
ENT COLORS. 


Mixing Red and Black.makes 

Mixing Lake with White.makes, 

Mixing Umber and White.makes. 

Mixing White and Brown. .makes. 

Mixing Yellow and Brown.makes. 

Mixing Red with Light Blue...makes. 

Mixing Carmine with Straw.makes. 

Mixing Blue with Lead Color.makes. 

Mixing Carmine with White.makes. 

Mixing Lampblack with Indigo.makes. 

Mixing Lampblack with White. makes. 

Mixing Paris Green with White.makes. 

Mixing Yellow Ochre and White.makes. 

Mixing White tinted with Purple.makes 

Mixing Black with Chrome Green.makes. 

Mixing Chrome Green with White.makes 

Mixing Emerald Green with White.makes 

Mixing Vermilion with Chrome Yellow.makes. 

Mixing Chrome Yellow with White Lead.makes. 

Mixing White tinted with Red and Yellow. . .makes 


Mixing White with tints of Black and Purple.makes 
Mixing White tinted with Black and Purple.. .makes 
Mixing Chrome Yellow, Blue, Black and Red..makes 


.Brown 

.Rose 

.Drab 

.Chestnut 

..Chocolate 

.Purple 

.. ..Flesh Color 

.Pearl 

.Pink 

...Silver Gray 
....Lead Color 
. .Bright Green 

.Buff 

.French White 
... Dark Green 

.Pea Green 

.Briliant Green 

.Orange 

.. .Straw Color 

.Cream 

Ashes of Roses 
.. French Gray 
.Olive 


CONDUCT IN THE STORE. 

Purchasers should, as far as possible, patronize the merchants 
of their own town. It is poor policy to send money, abroad for 
articles which can be bought as cheaply at home. 











































SOLID FACTS. 


37 


Do not take hold of a piece of goods which another is examin¬ 
ing. Wait until it is replaced upon the counter before you take 
it up. 

Injuring goods when handling, pushing aside other persons, 
lounging upon the counter, whispering, loud talk and laughter, 
when in a store, are all evidences of ill-breeding. 

Never attempt to “ beat down” prices when shopping. If the 
price does not suit, go elsewhere. The just and upright mer- 
chant will have but one price for his goods, and he will strictly 
adhere to it. 

It is an insult to a clerk or merchant to suggest to a customer, 
about to purchase, that he may buy cheaper or better goods else¬ 
where. It is also rude to give your opinion, unasked, about 
the goods that another is purchasing. 

Never expect a clerk to leave another customer to wait on you; 
and when attending upon you, do not cause him to wait while you 
visit with another. When the purchases are made, let them be 
sent to your home, and thus avoid loading yourself with bundles. 

Treat clerks, when shopping, respectfulty, and give them no 
more trouble than is necessary. Ask for what is wanted, expli¬ 
citly, and if you wish to make examination with a view to future 
purchase, say so. Be perfectly frank. There is no necessity for 
practicing deceit. 

The rule should be to pay for goods when you buy them. If, 
however, you are trusted by the merchant, you should be very 
particular to pay your indebtedness when you agree to. By 
doing as you promise, you acquire habits of promptitude, and at 
the same time establish credit and make reputation among those 
with whom you deal. 

It is rude in the extreme to find fault and to make sneering re¬ 
marks about goods. To draw unfavorable comparisons between 
the goods and those found at other stores does no good, and 
shows want of deference and respect to those who are waiting 
upon you. Politely state that the goods are not what you want, 
and, while you may buy, you prefer to look further. 

If a mistake has been made whereby you have been given more 
goods than you paid for, or have received more change than was 
your due, go immediately and have the error rectified. You cannot 
afford to sink your moral character by taking advantage of such 
mistakes. If you had made an error to your disadvantage, as a 
merchant, you would wish the customer to return and make it 
right. You should do as you would be done by. Permanent 
success depends upon your being strictly honest. 


38 SOLID FACTS. 

COMMON FAULTS IN WRITING AND SPEAKING. 


Incorrect. 

“It is me,” 

“ I done that,” 

“I seen him,” 

“We enter in” 
“This ! 'ere one,” 

“ Is that Mm?” 

“ Call upon him,” 

“ Do like I do,” 

“ Once't or twice,” 
“If I was him,” 

“In case I win,” 
“Let you and I,” 

“ That there one,” 

“ Be you cold ?” 

“ First of all let me say,” 
“New furnished rooms,” 
“Do you see them men?” 

“Is your hands cold?” 

“ Above a year since,” 
“These kind of apples,” 


“ He is in under the wall,” 
‘ ‘ I toted him across, ” 

“I came from over yer ,” 

“ Lay down or set down,” 
“ Two spoonsful of tea,” 
“I’ll give you fits,” 

“A new pair of boots,” 

“ The best of the two,” 
“I have lit the fire,” 

“ I belong to the church,” 
“ He climbed up the hill,” 
“What beautiful sauce,” 

“ I had rather ride,” 

“ Very warmish weather,” 
“ There is a great many,” 
“ I only want five dollars,” 
“ Better than me,” 
“How fur is it?” 

“I love beefsteak,” 

“ Was you there?” 

“ Who done that?” 

“I don't think so,” 


Correct. 

“It is I.” 

“ I did that.” 

“ I saw him.” 

“We enter.” 

“This one.” 

“Is that he?” 

“Call on him.” 

“Do asl do.” 

“ Once or twice.” 

“If I were he.” 

“If I win.” 

“ Let you and me.” 

“ That one.” 

“Are you cold ?” 
“First let me say.” 
“Newly furnished rooms.” 
“Do you see those men?” 
“ Are your hands cold?” 

“ More than a year since.” 
“ These kinds of apples,” 
or 

“ This kind of apples.” 
“He is under the wall.” 
“I carried him across,” 

“ I came from yonder.” 

“ Lie down or sit down.” 
“ Two spoonfuls of tea.” 

“ I will attend to you.” 

“ A pair of new boots.” 

“ The better of the two.” 
“I have lighted the fire.” 
“I am a church-member.” 
“He climbed the hill.” 
“What excellent sauce.” 
“I would rather ride.” 

“ Very warm weather.” 

“ There are a great many.” 
“I want only five dollars.” 
“Better than I.” 

“ How far is it?” 

“ I like beefsteak.” 

“ Were you there?” 

“ Who did that?” 

“I think not.” 




SOLID FACTS. 


39 


Incorrect. 

“How do you do?” 
“Give me me hat,” 

* ‘ A summer's day, ” 

“ I have got back," 

“ Not as I know of” 

“I am very dry,” 

“I have saw him,” 
“Both of these men,” 

“ You hadn't ought to go,” 

“ There's lots of them,” 

“I have rode with him,” 

“I saw the Miss Browns,” 

“ Peaches were plenty,' 

“ Continue on in this way,” 

“ Don't give him no more,” 
“Walter and me went down,” 
“ Who does this belong to?” 

“ As far as I am concerned,” 

“ He had near ten dollars,” 

“ We had an awful nice time,” 
“ He rose up from his seat,” 

“ He came ladened with honor,” 
“ I expected to hare seen him,’, 
“ Give me a little bit of piece,” 
“ They despised one another,” 
“ I was tickled to see him,” 

‘ ‘ He is heavier than I be, ” 
“When we was living here,” 
“He is better than you be,” 

“ Similarity with each other,” 
“Who do you wish?” 

“I had rather do it,” 

“ He had laid down,” 

“ What are the news?” 
“Set down and rest,” 

“ See that 'ere bird,” 

“ I had ought to go,” 

“ They was talking,” 

“ Me and John saw it.” 

“ Who did you say?” 

“ I swapped horses,” 

“Are you uns going?” 

“ Such another error,” 

“I can’t stand it,” 
“When I get off from a car,” 

“ Do you mean to do that?” 


Correct. 

“How are you?” 

“Give me my hat.” 

“A summer day.” 

“ I have returned.” 

“Not that I know.” 

“ I am very thirsty.” 

“I have seen him.” 

“ Both these men.” 

“You ought not to go.” 

“ There are many of them.” 

“ I have ridden with him.” 

“ I saw the Misses Brown.” 

“ Peaches were plentiful.” 

“ Continue in this way.” 
“Give him no more.” 

“ Walter and I went down.” 

“ Whom does this belong to?” 
“So far as I am concerned.” 
“ He had nearly ten dollars.” 
“We had a delightful time.” 

“ He rose from his seat.” 

“ He came laden with honor.” 
“I expected to see him.” 
“Give me a small piece.” 

“ They despised each other.” 
“I was pleased to see him.” 

“ He is heavier than I am.” 
“When we were living here.” 
“He is better than you are.” 

“ Similarity to each other.” 

“ Whom do you wish?” 

“I would rather do it.” 

“ He had lain down.” 

“ What is the news?” 

“ Sit down and rest.” 

“ See that bird.” 

“ I ought to go.” 

“They were talking.” 
“John and I saw it.” 
“Whom did you say?” 

“ I traded horses.” 

“Are you going?” 

“ Another such error.” 

“ I cannot endure it.” 

“ When I get off a car.” 
“Do you intend to do that?” 



40 


SOLID FACTS. 


Incorrect. 

“Either of them are rich,” 

‘ ‘ I have a couple of dollars, " 

“ It spread all over the town,” 
“If I was Mm I would do 
it,” 

“I’ll be blamed if I can tell,” 
“Who is there?” “It is me.” 
“ I took you for another,” 

“ His faith has been shook," 

“ He died with consumption,” 
“You are stronger than me 
“I reckon I'll go to-morrow,” 
“I guess I'll go to-morrow,” 

‘ ‘ He has a tarnal lot of pota¬ 
toes,” 

“ Make haste and dress you," 

“ The two first men are the 
strongest,” 

“ She sang to the Baptist 
church,” 

“ Them is large enough for 
you,” 

“We won't say one single 
word,” 

“ He was to Henry’s,” 

“ He travels rapid," 

“As soon as ever I can,” 
“The crops \ook finely," 

“ Don't never do that,” 

“ Can you learn me?” 

“I have got the book,” 

“I enjoy good health,” 

“ I’ll bet you’ll go,” 

“ Let me dress me," 

“ The man was beat," 

“ He is as good as him," 
“They returned back," 

“ The cloth was wove," 

“ He is down in the basement,” 
“ His manner admits of no 
excuse,” 

“ Received of John Brown five 
dollars,” 

“Ho Other means but this was 
left,” 


Correct. 

“ Each of them is rich.” 

“I have two dollars.” 

“ It spread over all the town,” 
“ If I were he I would do 
it.” 

“I cannot tell,” 

“Who is there?” “It is/.” 

“ I mistook you for another.” . 
“ His faith lias been shaken." 

“ He died of consumption.” 
“You are stronger than I." 

“ I intend to go to-morrow.” 
“I think of going to-morrow.” 
“He has a large quantity of 
potatoes.” 

“ Make ha»te and dress your¬ 
self." 

“The first two men are the 
strongest.” 

“ She sang at the Baptist 
church.” 

“ Those are large enough for 
you.” 

“We will not say one word.” 

“He was at Henry’s.” 

“He travels rapidly." 

“As soon as I can.” 

‘ ‘ The crops look fine." 

“ Never do that.” 

“Can you teach me?” 

“ I have the book.” 

“ I have good health.” 

“I think you will go.” 

“ Let me dress myself." 

“ The man was beaten." 

“ He is good as he." 

“ They returned.” 

“The cloth was woven." 

“ He is in the basement.” 
“His manner admits no ex¬ 
cuse.” 

“Received from John Brown 
five dollars.” 

“No other means than this was 
left,” 



SOLID FACTS. 


41 


Incorrect. 

“ They will go from thence 
next week,” 

“ From now till Christmas,” 

“He has got over his trouble,” 

“ I know better; that ain’t so,” 

“ I know little or nothing of it,” 

“ He has four brother - in¬ 
laws,” 

“I know Mr. and Mrs. Dr. 
Brown.” 

“ IVs funny how long she stays 
sick,” 

“You lie; he got tight,” 

“ Til be goll darned if I know 
where it is,” 

u Somehow or another I’m a 
failure,” 

“ Henry and John is coming,” 
“ Between you aud I,” 

“ It is three foot long,” 
“She sings beautiful,” 

“ He won't never do it.” 

“ He made a dicker ,” 

“He fell on the floor,” 

“ Cover over the well,” 

“ If I am not mistaken,” 
“He is ujp on the house,” 

“I cannot by no means,” 
“The stone sinks down,” 

“ It was her who called,” 

“ There teas some men,” 
“He must stay to home,” 

“He dropped down into the 
water,” 

“They differ among one an¬ 
other,” 

“Take three-fourths; give me 
the balance ,” 

“ I see him every now and then,” 

“ I never play if I can help it,” 

“ Look out or you’ll get hurt,” 


Correct. 

“They will go thence next 
week.” 

‘ ‘ From this time till Christmas.” 
“He has recovered from his 
trouble.” 

“ Pardon me, I understand dif¬ 
ferently.” 

“I know little, if anything, of 
it.” 

“He has four brothers-in¬ 
law.” 

1 ‘ I know Dr. and Mrs. Brown 

“ It is singular that she should 
remain sick so long.” 
“You are mistaken; lie was 
drunk.” 

“ I do not know where it is.” 

“ For some reason I am always 
a failure.” 

“ Henry and John are coming.” 
“Between you and me.” 

“It is WwQdfeet long.” 

“ She sings beautifully .” 

“ He will never do it.” 

“lie made a bargain.” 

“ He fell to the floor.” 

“ Cover the well.” 

“ If I mistake not.” 

“ He is on the house.” 

“ I cannot by any means.” 

“ The stone sinks.” 

“It was she who called.” 

“ There were some men.” 

“ He must stay at home.” 

“He dropped into the water.” 

“They differ among them¬ 
selves” 

“Take three-fourths; give me 
the remainder.” 

“ I see him occasionally.” 

“I never play if I can avoid 
it.” 

“ Be careful or you’ll get hurt.” 



42 


SOLID FACTS. 


Incorrect. 

“ Should have gloves like Hen¬ 
ry has,” 

“ I’d like for you to go,” 

“May be I mouglit or I 
moughn't, ” 

“ I never see such a slew of peo¬ 
ple before,” 

“ His works are approved of by 
many,” 

“I don't know nothing about 
it,” 

“He has a heap of cattle,” 

‘ ‘ He had a right smart crop of 
corn last year,” 

“ He has a good bit of money,” 

“I went to New York, you 
know, and when I came back, 
you see, I commenced attend¬ 
ing school,” 


Correct. 

“ Should have gloves like Hen¬ 
ry's” 

“I would be pleased to have 
you go.” 

‘ ‘ I may or I may not. ” 

“I never saw such a large num¬ 
ber of people before.” 
“His works are approved by 
many.” 

“I know nothing about it.” 

“He has a large number of 
cattle.” 

“ He had a large crop of corn 
last year.” 

“ He has a good deal of mo¬ 
ney.” 

“I went to New York, and 
when I returned I commenced 
attending school.” 


VALUE OF OLD COINS. 


SILVER. 


One Dollar. 

1794 Flowing hair, small 


1795 Flowing hair, small 

eagle. 1 25 

1796 Small date. 1 50 

1796 Large do. 1 25 

1797 Large date, 7 stars ) 1 ^ 

facing, small eagle J 1 ou 

1797 6 stars facing, small 

eagle. 1 30 

1797 13 stars facing, small 

eagle. 1 25 

1798 15 stars facing, small 

eagle.3 00 

1798 13 stars facing, large 

eagle...'. 1 10 

1799 5 stars facing, large 

eagle. 1 10 


1799 6 stars facing, large 

eagle. i 10 

1800 Fillet hd., lar. eagle. 110. 

1801 . 1 00 

1802 . 1 30 

1803 . 1 10 

1804 .600 00 

1836 Flying eagle, no st.. 5 00 

1838 .20 00 

1839 .20 00 

1840 . 1 05 

1843 . 1 05 

1848 Liberty seated, eagle. 110 

1849 . 1 05 

1850 . 1 05 

Half Dollars. 

1794 Flowing hair.$2 00 

1795 . 60 

1796 Fillet head.20 00 



























SOLID 


1797 . 20 00 

1801 . 2 00 

1802 . 2 00 

1803 . 55 

1805 . 55 

1811. 55 

1815 Head to left.2 50 

1830 . 55 

1836 Milled edge.2 50 

1838 Having a small o 

under the bust and 
over the date.10 00 

1839 Same as above. 55 

1851 Liberty seated. 55 

1852 . 2 00 

1853 Without arrow heads 

at each side of date 
and without rays 
back of eagle. 15 00 

1879 to 1882 inclusive.... 55 

Quarter Dollars. 

1796 Fillet head.$1 00 

1804 . 1 00 

1805 . 30 

1806 . 30 

1807 . 30 

1815 Head to left. 30 

1823 . ....20 00 

1824 . 35 

1827 .20 00 

1828 . 30 


1853 No arrow points at 
each side of date and 
no rays back of eagle 3 00 


FACTS. 43 

1863 to 1867. 28 

1880 to 1882. 30 


Dimes.—10 Cents. 

1796 Fillet lid., sm. eagle. $ 75 

1797 do 13 stars, do 1 00 

1797 do 15 do do 1 00 

1798 do large eagle. 75 


1800 do .... do 1 00 

1801 do .... do 1 00 

1802 do .... do 1 00 

1803 do .... do 15 

1804 . 2 00 

1805 . 20 

1807 . 20 

1809 Turban head to left. 75 

1811 .. 20 

1822 . 1 00 

1823 . 15 

1846 . 50 

1860 With stars. 20 

Copper Cents. 

1793 Flow’g hair, chains. $2 00 
1793 do wreath.. . 1 00 

1793 Liberty cap.3 00 

1794 Marred field. 70 

1794 Head of 1793.. 50 

1794 Scarred head...... 40 

1795 Thick die, let’d edge 1 00 

1795 Thin die. 05 

1795 Jefferson head. 2 00 

1796 Liberty cap. 05 

1796 Fillet head. 05 











































44 


SOLID FACTS, 


HISTORICAL FACTS RELATING TO THE UNITED 

STATES. 


Year 

Set’d. 

States. 

Where Settled. 

By Whom. 

Admit’d 
to the 
Union. 

Capitals. 

1555 

Florida .. . 

St. Augustine.. 
Jamestown.... 

'Spaniards. 

1845 

Tallahassee. 

1607 

1614 

Virginia.* 

English. 

1788+ 

1788t 

Richmond. 

New York* . 

Manhattan ... 

Dutch. 

Albany. 

1620 

Massachu’ts* 

Plymouth. 

English Puritans.. 

1788+ 

Boston. 

1623 

N. H’pshire* 

Dover. 

English. 

1788+ 

Concord. 

1624 

New Jersey*. 

Bergen . 

Dutch and Danes. 

1787+ 

Trenton. 

1625 

Maine. 

Bristol . 

English. 

1820 

Augusta. 

1627 

Delaware*... 

C. Henlopen.... 

Swedes and Finns. 

1787+ 

Dover. 

1633 

Connecticut* 

Windsor . 

From Massachu’ts 

1788+ 

Hartford. 

1634 

Maryland*... 

St. Mary's. 

English. 

1788+ 

Annapolis. 

1636 

Rhode Isl’d*. 

Providence .... 

English. 

1790+ 

P. & N’port. 

1663 

N. Carolina*. 

Albemarle. 

English .. 

1789+ 

Raleigh. 

1669 

Wisconsin.... 

Green Bay. 

French . 

1848 

Madison. 

1670 

Michigan. 

Detroit. 

French . 

1837 

Lansing. 

Columbia. 

1670 

S. Carolina*.. 

Port Royal .... 

English. 

1788+ 

1682 

Pennsylv’a*.. 

Philadelphia... 

English. 

1787+ 

Harrisburg. 

1685 

Arkansas.... 

Arkansas Post. 

French . 

1836 

Little Rock. 

1690 

Texas . 

San Antonio... 

Spaniards. 

1845 

Austin. 

1690 

Indiana. 

Vincennes. 

French . 

1816 

Indianapolis. 
Baton Rouge. 
Montgomery. 
Jackson. 

1699 

Louisiana.... 

Iberville. 

French. 

1812 

1711 

Alabama .... 

Mobile. 

French . 

1814 

1716 

Mississippi.... 
Illinois. 

Natchez. 

French . 

1817 

1720 

Kaskaskia. 

French . 

1818 

Springfield. 

Montpelier. 

1725 

Vermont .... 

Fort Dummer.. 

From Massachu’ts 

1791 

1733 

Georgia*. 

Savannah. 

English. 

1788+ 

Atlanta. 

1757 

Tennessee ... 

Fort London... 

From N. Carolina. 

1796 

Nashville. 

1764 

Missouri. 

St. Louis. 

French. 

1821 

Jeffers’n C’y. 
Sacramento. 

1769 

California.... 

San Diego . 

Spaniards. 

1850 

1775 

Kentucky.... 

Boonesboro.... 

From Virginia. 

1792 

Frankfort. 

1788 

Ohio. 

Marietta. 

From N. England. 
From New York.. 

1803 

Columbus. 

1811 

Oregon. _ 

Astoria. 

1859 

Salem. 

1833 

Iowa. 

Burlington. 

From N. England. 

1846 

Des Moines. 

1846 

Minnesota... 

St. Paul . 

From N. England. 

1857 

St. Paul. 

1850 

Kansas. 

Ft. Leavenw’th 

Fr.N.E.&W.Stat’s 

1861 

Topeka. 

1861 

Nevada .... 

Washoe. . 

From California.. 

1864 

Carson City. 

1862 

W. Virginia.. 

(See Virginia).. 

Formed from Va.. 

1862 

Charleston. 

1854 

Nebraska. 

Fr.N.E.&W.Stat’s 
Fr.Western States 

1867 

1876 

Lincoln. 

Denver. 

1858 

Colorado .... 

Denver . 


* The thirteen original States. t Date of adoption of Constitution. 


PRINCIPAL EXPORTS OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES. 

Arabia —Coffee, aloes, myrrh, frankincense, gum arabic. 

Belgium —Grain, flax, hops, woollens, linens, laces, various 
manufactures. 

Brazil— Cotton, sugar, coffee, tobacco, gold, diamonds, wheat,- 
dye-woods. 

Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick—F lour, furs, 
lumber, fish. 

Cape Colony—B randy, wine, ostrich feathers, hides, tallow. 














































































SOLID FACTS. 


45 


Central America —Logwood, mahogany, indigo, cocoa. 

Chili —Silver, gold, copper, wheat, hemp, hides, sugar, cotton, 
fruits. 

China —Tea, silks, nankeens, porcelain, opium, articles of ivory 
and pearl. 

Denmark —Grain, horses, cattle, beef, pork, butter, and cheese. 

Eastern, Western, and Southern Africa— Gold, ivory, os¬ 
trich feathers. 

Egypt —Rice, grain, linseed, fruits, indigo, cotton, sugar. 

Ecuador and New Grenada— Coffee, cotton, indigo, fruits, 
sugar, cocoa. 

France —Silks, woollens, linens, cottons, wine, brandy, porce¬ 
lain, toys. 

Germany —Linen, grain, various manufactures of silver, cop¬ 
per, etc. 

Great Britain —W oollens, cottons, linens, hardware, porce¬ 
lain, etc. 

Greenland —Whale oil, whale bone, seal skins. 

Hindostan —Cotton, silks, rice, sugar, coffee, opium, indigo. 

Holland —Fine linens, woollens, butter, cheese, various man¬ 
ufactures. 

Italy —Silks, wines, grain, oil, fruits. 

Ireland —Linens, beef, butter, tallow, hides, potatoes, bar¬ 
ley, etc. 

Japan —Silk and cotton goods, Japanware, porcelain. 

Mexico— Gold, silver, logwood, cochineal, fruits. 

Persia —Carpets, shawls, wine, silk, cotton, rice, rhubarb, 
guns, swords, etc. 

Peru—S ilver, gold, Peruvian bark, mercury, sugar, cotton, 
fruits. 

Russia —Hemp, iron, linen, grain, timber, furs, tallow, platina. 

Spain and Portugal —Silks, wool, wine, oil, fruits, salt, etc. 

Sweden and Norway —Iron, steel, copper, timber, fish. 

Switzerland —Watches, jewelry, paper, laces, linen, cotton 
and silk goods, etc. 

Turkey —Grain, fruits, cotton, oil, wines, carpets, muslin, 
swords. 

LTnited States — Eastern States— Lumber, beef, pork, fish, cot¬ 
tons, woollens, etc. 

Middle States —Flour, wheat, salt, coal, cottons, woollens, etc. 

Southern States— Cotton, rice, tobacco, corn, lumber, pitch, 
fruits. 

Western States —Corn, wheat, lead, coal, iron, salt, lime, beef, 
pork. 

Venezuela —Sugar, coffee, cocoa, cotton, indigo, fruit3. 

West Indies— Sugar, rum, molasses, coffee, spice, cotton, in¬ 
digo, fruits. 


46 


SOLID FACTS, 


ANNUAL SALARIES OF PRINCIPAL UNITED STATES 
CIVIL, MILITARY, AND NAVAL OFFICERS. 


Legislative. 

President.$50,000 

Vice-President.:. 8,000 

Secretary of State. 8,000 

Secretary of Treasury.. 8,000 

Secretary of Interior... 8,000 

Secretary of Navy. 8,000 

Secretary of War. 8,000 

Postmaster-General_ 8,000 

Attorney-General. 8,000 

Speaker of House. 8,000 

U. S. Senators. 5,000 

Representatives. 5,000 

U. S. Minister to 

England.$17,500 

Germany. 17,500 

France. 17,500 

Russia. 17,500 

China. 12,000 

Brazil. 12,000 

Spain. 12,000 

Japan. 12,000 

Mexico. 12,000 

Central America. 10,000 

Chili. 10,000 

Peru. 10,000 

Venezuela. 7,500 

Turkey. 7,500 

Sweden and Norway... 7,500 

Netherlands. 7,500 

Denmark. 5,000 

Greece. 5,000 

Uruguay. . 5,000 

Portugal. 5,000 

Switzerland. 5,000 

Liberia. 4,000 


Judges. 

C. J. U. S. Sup. Court.$10,500 

Associate Judges. 10,000 

U. S. Circuit Judges... 6,000 
U. S. District Judges, 

from 3,500 to 5,000 
Judge U. S. Court Cl’ms. .4,500 


Heads of Departments. 

Director Geo’l Surveys. .$6,000 


Auditor R. R. Accounts. 5,000 

Sup’t of Census.5,000 

Sup’t Naval Observatory. 5,000 

Comm’r Patents.4,500 

Director of Mint. 4,500 

Com. Gen’l Land Office. 4,000 

Sup’t Signal Service_4,000 

Com. of Pensions. 3,600 

Sup’t Nautical Almanac. 3,500 
Com’der Marine Corps.. 3,500 
Commis’r Agriculture... 3,000 
Commis’r Indian Affairs. 3,000 
Commis’r Education..., 3,000 

Army and Navy. 

Military Officers. 
General of the Army. .$13,500 
Lieutenant General .... 11,000 

Major Generals. 7,500 

Brigadier-Generals. 5,500 

Colonels. 3,500 

Lieutenant-Colonels_ 3,000 

Majors. 2,500 

Captains, Mounted. 2,000 

Captains, not Mounted.. 1,800 

1st Lieuts., Mounted_1,600 

1st Lieuts., not Mounted. 1,500 

2d Lieuts., Mounted_ 1,500 ' 

2d Lieuts., not Mounted. 1,400 

Chaplains. 1,500 

Naval Officers. 

Admirals.$13,000 

Vice-Admirals. 9,000 

Rear-Admirals. 6,000 

Commodores. 5,000 

Captains. 4,500 

Commanders. 3,500 

Lieut.-Commanders_ 2,800 

Lieutenants. 2,400 

Masters. 1,800 

Ensigns. 1,200 

Midshipmen... 1,000 






















































SOLID FACTS, 


4 ? 


CELEBRATED TROTTERS, 


Name. 

Time. 

Maud S. 

... 2.093 

Jay Eye See. 

... 2.10 

St. Julien. 


Rarus. 


Ciingstone. 


Trinket. 

... 2.14 

Goldsmith Maid. 

... 2.14 

Hopeful. 


Lula. 


Smuggler. 

... 2.153 

Hattie Woodward... 

... 2.153 

Lucille Golddust. 

... 2.163 

American Girl. 

... 2.163 

Darby. 

... 2.163 

Edwin Thorne. 

... 2.163 

Jerome Eddy. 

... 2.163 

Charlie Ford . 

... 2.163 

Occident. 

... 2.16| 

Gloster. 

... 2.17 

Black Cloud. 

... 2.173 

Dexter.... 

... 2.173 

Piedmont. 

... 2.173 

So-So. 

... 2.173 

Santa Claus. 

... 2.173 

Hannis.. 

... 2.17f 

Red Cloud. 

... 2.18 

Nettie. 

... 2.18 

Judge Fullerton. 

... 2.18 

Great Eastern. 

... 2.18 


Name. Time. 

Edwin Forrest. 2.18 

Protine.2.18 

Dick Swiveller. 2.18 

Josephus... 2.18 

Kate Sprague. 2.18 

Robert McGregor. 2.18 

Fanny Witherspoon_2.183 

Lady Thorn. 2.183 

Lucy. 2.183 

Lady Maud.2.183 

Midnight. 2.183 

Monroe Chief.. 2.183 

Rosa WiIkes. 2.183 

Slow-Go. 2.183- 

Col. Lewis. 2.183 

Nutwood. 2.183 

J. B. Thomas. 2.183 

William H. 2.183 

Patchen. 2,18f 

Cleora. 2.18| 

Cozette.„. 2.19 

Albermarle.2.19 

Edward.. 2.19 

Alley. 2.19 

Bonesetter... 2.19 

Alexander . ... . 2.19 

Daisydale. 2.19 

Adele Gould. 2.19 

Graves. 2.19 


REDEMPTION OF MUTILATED MONEY. 

In furnishing the following notes in reference to mutilated 
money, our readers will be saved the sacrifice, often made, by 
dealing with parties other than the Government. 

Redemption of Mutilated United States Notes, Gold Certifi¬ 
cates—Series of 1882, Silver Certificates, and Fractional Cur¬ 
rency. 

United States Notes, each equalling or exceeding three fifths 
of its original proportions in one piece, are redeemable at their 
full face value in other United States Notes by the Treasurer and 

























































48 


SOLID FACTS. 


the several Assistant Treasurers of the United States, and are re¬ 
deemable in coin, in sums not less than $50, by the Assistant 
Treasurer in New York. 

Fractional Notes, each equalling or exceeding three fifths of its 
original proportions in one piece, are redeemable at their full face 
value in United States Notes, in sums not less than $8, by the 
Treasurer and the several Assistant Treasurers of the United 
States. 

Gold Certificates, each equalling or exceeding three fifths of its 
original proportions in one piece, are redeemable at their full face 
value by the Treasurer and the several Assistant Treasurers of the 
United States. 

Silver Certificates, each equalling or exceeding three fifths of 
its original proportions in one piece, are redeemable at their full 
face value in Standard Silver Dollars by the Treasurer and the 
several Assistant Treasurers of the United States. 

United States Notes and Fractional Notes, of each of which 
less than three fifths remains, and notes torn or cut into pieces 
each less than three fifths, are redeemable only by the Treasurer 
of the United States. 

Gold Certificates, of each of which less than three fifths re¬ 
mains, and certificates torn or cut into pieces each less than three 
fifths, are redeemable only by the Treasurer of the United States. 

Silver Certificates, of each of which less than three fifths re¬ 
mains, and certificates torn or cut into pieces each less than three 
fifths, are redeemable only in Standard Silver Dollars, and only 
by the Treasurer of the United States. 

Fragments of United States Notes, Gold Certificates, Silver Cer¬ 
tificates, and Fractional Notes, constituting clearly one half, but 
less than three fifths, when unaccompanied by evidence that the 
missing portions have been destroyed, are redeemable at one half 
the full face value of the whole notes or certificates. 

Fragments less than half are redeemed only, when accom¬ 
panied by an affidavit executed in accordance with the require¬ 
ments of the following paragraph. 

Notes and Certificates, of each of which less than three fifths 
remains, accompanied by an affidavit from the owner or from 
such other persons as have knowledge of the facts, that the miss¬ 
ing portions have been totally destroyed, are, if the proof fur¬ 
nished is satisfactory, redeemed at their full face value. The 
affidavit must state the cause and manner of the mutilation, and 
must be sworn and subscribed before an officer qualified to ad¬ 
minister oaths, who must affix his official seal thereto, and the 
character of the affiants must be certified to be good by such of¬ 
ficer or some other having an official seal. The Treasurer will 
exercise such a discretion under this regulation as may seem to 
him needful to protect the United States from fraud. 


SOLID FACTS. 


4*9 


Fragments not redeemable are rejected and returned; counter¬ 
feit notes are branded and returned. 

Redemption of National-Bank Notes. 

National-Bank Notes are redeemable by tlie Treasurer of the 
United States in sums of $1000, or any multiple thereof. 

Notes equalling or exceeding three fifths of their original pro¬ 
portions, and bearing the name of the bank and the signature of 
one of its officers, and redeemable at their full face value. 

Notes of which less than three fifths remains, or from which 
both signatures are lacking, are not redeemed by the Treasurer, 
but should be presented for redemption to the bank of issue. 
Fragments less than three fifths are accepted from the bank of 
issue for face value by the Treasurer only when accompanied 
by evidence that the missing portions have been entirely de¬ 
stroyed. 

Fragments redeemed by the bank of issue for less than face 
value are accepted by the Treasurer only when their valuation is 
equal to the face value of a note of some denomination issued by 
the bank, or some multiple thereof. The required valuation may 
be made up of several fragments of notes of the same or different 
denominations, provided the total valuation of the fragments of 
each denomination be $1, or some multiple thereof. Fragments 
not clearly more than two fifths are accepted only when accom¬ 
panied by evidence that the missing portions have been entirely 
destroyed. 

Notes of National Banks that have failed are redeemed in the 
same manner and on the same terms as United States Notes. 

No mutilated coin will be redeemed. Reduction by natural 
abrasion, is not considered mutilation. 

When the coin is forwarded by express it should be addressed 
to the Treasurer of the United States. 

For “mode of transmission” to Treasurer, and “how returns 
are made,” send to the Treasurer of the United States for cir¬ 
cular, entitled, “ Regulations Governing the Issue and Redemp¬ 
tion, etc., etc.,” inclosing one cent stamp. 

STEAMSHIPS AND STEAMBOATS. 

The following are amongst the most remarkable passages of 
ocean steamers: 

Queenstown to New York. 

Days. H. M. 


Inman Line— City of Berlin. 7 14 12 

White Star Line— Britannic . 7 10 58 

Guion Line— Alaska . 6 21 40 

Cunard Line— Oregon . 6 9 42 






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SOLID FACTS. 


New York to 

Queenstown. 

Days. 

H. 

M. 

Inman Line— City of Berlin. . 

. 7 

15 

48 

White Star Line— Britannic .... 

. 7 

12 

41 

Guion Line— Alaska. 

. 6 

18 

37 

Cunard Line— Oregon. 

. 6 

11 

09 


While steamboats (river and sound) have improved greatly in 
general appearance and size, very little improvement has been 
made over the time made some thirty years ago by the North 
River steamer South America, which made the trip from New 
York to Albany in about 8 hours. This time was lowered some 
minutes by the Alida and Daniel Drew. Joseph Belknap, a 
draughtsman and builder of the engines of some of the fastest river 
boats, once said to the writer that the Francis Skiddy was the 
fastest boat that ever held an engine. 

The day boat Albany running between New York and Al¬ 
bany has the reputation to-day of being the fastest boat in the 
world; and certainly her record as to uniformity of time is unex¬ 
celled, it being reported that she never varied *10 minutes from 
her schedule time in 120 trips. It is said that the public would 
be astounded did they know of the speed necessary to make up 
time between landings, and actually made. The Mary Powell, 
another Hudson River steamer, is famous for her swiftness and 
regularity, and many believe her to equal the Albany. The 
Kaaterskill is another fast boat, making frequently, it is said, 23 
miles per hour. 

Under favorable circumstances the Powell made 28 miles per 
hour for a short distance. On the Sound it never has been nec¬ 
essary to make remarkable time, but 20 miles per hour have been 
frequently made within the last fifteen years. Among the notable 
boats for speed and elegance to-day are the City of Worcester, 
Norwich Line; Rhode Island, Providence Line; and Providence, 
of the Fall River Line. Nothing of the kind in the world sur¬ 
passes in elegance and comfort the boats of the last-named line. 

RAILWAY NOTE. 

To the best of the writer’s memory the time made on the Hud¬ 
son River Railroad on its opening day was 2 hours and 55 min¬ 
utes from New York to Albany, returning in 3 hours and 5 
minutes, the engine drawing 4 passenger cars and one baggage 
car, and stopping at Peekskill, Fislikill,Poughkeepsie, and Hud' 
son. The writer was on the train. 






SOLID FACTS. 


51 


RULES FOR REVIVING PERSONS RESCUED FROM 

WATER. 

Loosen the clothing, place the face downward, with the fore¬ 
head resting on one of the wrists, and the face turned to one side, 
open the mouth, seize the tongue between the fingers, covered 
with a handkerchief or a piece of cloth, and draw it forward be¬ 
tween the teeth. Clean the mouth and throat from mucus by 
forcing the forefingers, covered with a cloth or handkerchief, far 
back in the mouth, thus opening a free passage to the windpipe. 
Turn the body face upwards, shoulders resting on a folded coat 
or pillow. Keep the tongue drawn forward, raise the arms back¬ 
wards and upwards to the sides of the head. This expands the 
chest and allows the air to enter the lungs. Then slowly move 
downwards, moving them (the arms) so the elbows will come to 
the sides, and the hands cross on the pit of the stomach, and press 
them gently but strongly against the sides and chest. This forces 
the air out of the lungs. Continue these two movements (which 
produce artificial breathing) very deliberately about ten or twelve 
times in a minute and without ceasing, until the patient breathes 
naturally, or until satisfied that life is extinct. While this is be¬ 
ing done, a little friction on the chest may be produced by rub¬ 
bing gently with warm flannels, and the body may be stripped 
and wrapped in dry blankets. After natural breathing begins, 
continue, very gently for a few minutes, the two movements 
which produce artificial breathing. After natural breathing is 
restored, give the patient a teaspoonful of brandy, hot sling, or tea, 
two or three times a minute until the breathing of the pulse can 
be felt at the wrist. Rub the arms and legs upward, and the 
feet and hands with warm and dry flannel. Apply hot clothes to 
the body, legs, and arms, and hot bottles to the feet. 

- Caution. 

Do not be discouraged if animation does not return in a few 
minutes, the patient sometimes recovers after hours of labor. 
While the arms are being worked, do not allow the tongue to fall 
back and close the windpipe. Do not rub the legs and arms until 
natural breathing is restored. Do not put any liquid in the 
mouth until natural breathing is restored. Do not roll the body 
or handle it roughly. Do not allow the head to hang down. 

SUNSTROKE. 

Any one overcome by heat should immediately be removed to the 
nearest shade, and the collar and shirt loosened. Send immediately 
for the nearest physician and give the sick man cool drinks of 


52 


SOLID FACTS. 


water, black tea or coffee, if able to swallow. If the skin is hot 
and dry place the sick person in a sitting position against tree, 
wall or anything that will be a support to the back. 

Sponge with or pour cold water over the body and limbs, and 
apply to the head pounded ice, wrapped in a towel or other cloth. 
If there is no ice at hand, keep a cold cloth on the head and pour 
cold water on it, as well as on the body. If the person is very pale 
and the pulse very feeble, lay him on the back, let him inhale harts¬ 
horn for a few seconds, or give a teaspoonful of aromatic spirits 
of ammonia or tincture of ginger, in two tablespoonfuls of water, 
but use no cold water on the head or body, but rub the hands and 
feet, and use warm applications to the same until circulation is 
restored. 

RULES FOR BUYING A PERFECT HORSE. 

The ears must be small, pointed and furry inside and wide 
between. The eyes must be clear, full, large, standing out 
prominently and wide between. The nostrils must be large and 
thin; neck long and well cut up under the jowl; stout, heavy 
muscle on top and thin through middle. Withers must always 
be higher than hips, short back, broad and long hips and close 
jointed. For durability always buy a close jointed horse, and 
one with fine short hair; the finer the hair the longer the life. 
For speed the horse should measure exactly as much from between 
his ears and his withers as from his withers to the coupling of the 
hips—that is, the withers should be exactly midway between his 
ears and the coupling of the hips. 

From the point of the withers to the shoulder should be just 
as long as from the coupling of the hip over the kidneys to point 
of hip by tail. From hoof band of forward foot to point of 
withers, fifty-seven inches; from point of shoulders to point of 
hip, sixty-six inches. Parties buying horses by this rule will find 
it infallible. 

SPECIAL ADVICE IN REFERENCE TO THE FEED 
OF HORSES. 

Never give a horse whole grain. Bruising and wetting it with 
soft water, you save thirty per cent of its nutritious effects. 
Steam it in preference to wetting if you have facilities for doing 
so. Feed your horse two hours before he begins his day’s work. 
Give him the largest feed at night. Never tie him to a rack; it 
is cruel to thus prevent a horse from lying down when he is 
tired. The best way is to take away your rack altogether, and 
arrange your stable so as to make it unnecessary to tie up the 
horse. The stable should always be dry and well littered. 




SOLID FACTS. 53 

Never give your horse hard water if soft water is to be had. If 
you cannot get soft water, draw the hard water out of the well 
two hours before you let him drink it. Beans should be full a 
year old before they are fit to feed horses; they should be bruised 
the same as grain, not ground. 

ADVICE ON THE SUBJECT OF HEALTH. 

The first great secret of good health is good habits; and the 
next is regularity of habits. They are briefly summed up in the 
following rules: 

1. — Sleep. Give yourself the necessary amount of sleep. Some 
men require five hours of the twenty-four; others need eight. 
Avoid feather beds. Sleep in a garment not worn during the 
day. To maintain robust health, sleep with a person as healthy 
as yourself, or no one. 

2. — Dress. In cold weather, dress warmly with underclothing. 
Remove muffler, overcoat, overshoes, etc., when remaining any 
considerable length of time in a warm room. Keep your feet 
warm and dry. Wash them in warm water two or three times 
a week. Wear warm stockings, large boots, and overshoes when 
in the snow or wet. Wear a light covering on the head, always 
keeping it cool. 

3. — Cleanliness. Have always a pint or quart of water in the 
sleeping-room. In the morning, after washing and wiping hands 
and* face, then wet, with the hands, every part of the body. 
Cold water will not be disagreeable when applying it with 
the bare hands. Wipe immediately; follow by brisk rubbing 
over the body. The whole operation need not take over five 
minutes. The result of this wash is, the blood is brought to the 
surface of the skin, and made to circulate evenly throughout the 
body. You have opened the pores of the skin, allowing impuri¬ 
ties in the body to pass off, and have given yourself in the opera¬ 
tion a good, vigorous morning exercise. Pursue this habit regu¬ 
larly, and you will seldom take cold. 

4. —Inflation of the Lungs. Five minutes spent in the open 
air, after dressing, inflating the lungs by inhaling as full a breath 
as possible, and pounding the breast during the inflation, will 
greatly enlarge the chest, strengthen the lung power, and very 
effectually ward off consumption. 

5. — Diet. If inclined to be dyspeptic, avoid mince pie, sausage 
and other highly-seasoned food. Beware of eating too freely of 
soups; better to eat food dry enough to employ the natural saliva 
of the mouth in moistening it. If inclined to over-eat, partake 
freely of rice, cracked wheat, and other articles that are easily 
digested. 

Eat freely of ripe fruit, and avoid excessive use of meats. Eat 


54 


SOLID FACTS. 


at regular hours, and lightly near the hour of going to bed. Eat 
slowly. Thoroughly masticate the food. Do not wash it down 
with continual drink while eating. Tell your funniest storms 
while at the table and for an hour afterwards. Do not engage in 
severe mental labor directly after hearty eating. 

6. — Exercise. Exercise, not too violent, but sufficient to pro¬ 
duce a gentle perspiration, should be had each day in the open 
air. 

7. — Condition of Mind. The condition of the mind has much 

to do with health. Be hopeful and joyous. To be so, avoid 
business entanglements that may cause perplexity and anxiety. 
Keep out of debt. Live within your income. Attend church. 
Walk, ride, mix in jovial company. Do as nearly right as you 
know how. Thus, conscience will always be at ease. If occasion¬ 
ally disappointed, remember that there is no rose without a thorn, 
and that the darkest clouds have a silver lining; that sunshine 
follows storm, and beautiful spring follows the dreary winter. 
Do your duty, and leave the rest to God, who doeth all things 
well. Sibley Johnson, M.D. 

Poisons—Antidote.—When it becomes known that a poison 
has been swallowed, stir salt and ground mustard, of each a heap¬ 
ing teaspoon, into a glass of water, and have it drank immedi¬ 
ately. It is the quickest emetic known. 

It should vomit in one minute. Then give the whites of two 
or three eggs in a cup or two of the strongest coffee. If no coffee, 
swallow the egg in sweet-cream, and if no cream sweet-milk, if 
neither, down with the egg. 

Ingrowing Toe Nail—To Cure.—Put a very small piece of 
tallow in a spoon, and heat it till it becomes very hot, and 
pour it on the granulations. The effect is almost magical. Pain 
and tenderness are at once relieved, arid in a few days the granu¬ 
lations are all gone, the diseased parts dry and destitute of all 
feeling, and the edge of the nail exposed so as to admit of being 
pared away without any inconvenience. The cure is complete, 
and the trouble never returns. 

Felons—If Recent, to Cure in Six Hours.—Venice turpentine 
1 oz., and put into it half a teaspoon of water, and stir with a 
rough stick until the mass looks like candied honey, then spread 
a good coat on a cloth and wrap around the finger. If the case 
is only recent, it will remove the pain in 6 hours. 

Warts and Corns—To Cure in Ten Minutes.—Take a small 
piece of potash and let it stand in the open air uutil it slacks, 
then thicken it to a paste with pulverized gum arabic, which 
prevents it from spreading where it is not wanted. 


SOLID FACTS. 


55 


ASIATIC CHOLERA 

Is frequently observed to be preceded by some form of influ¬ 
enza attended with sneezing, discharge from the eyes and nose, 
hoarseness, sore throat and cough; also that previous to the out¬ 
break of cholera in a particular locality, bowel complaints, etc., 
have been more frequent and obstinate, and less under the control 
of ordinary remedies, so that physicians have been able to recog¬ 
nize the presence of the disease in the atmosphere before its final 
outbreak among the people. 

Sudden attacks are more liable to occur at night and after mid¬ 
night. All experience has demonstrated that the disease riots 
among the filthy, ill-fed, ill-clad and ill-housed multitude, nar¬ 
row streets, confined areas, ill-ventilated dwellings, low, damp or 
confined apartments, and its attacks there more fatal. Cleanliness 
of person as well as of habitation is necessary. The usual habits of 
eating, drinking, living and business should be followed, except 
when absolutely interdicted. Rash changes should be avoided. 
Temperance in eating and drinking, exercise and labor, both 
physical and mental is specially enjoined. Take proper food in 
reasonable quantities at proper times. 

Plainly cooked meats, lamb, beef, mutton or fowl with boiled 
rice or hominy, stale bread or crackers, and well cooked potatoes 
should form the ordinary staple diet. If wine or spirits are habit¬ 
ually used, they may be continued in moderation, but to persons 
not accustomed to them, they are especially objectionable and to 
be avoided. Drunkenness or debauchery powerfully invite the 
disease. Abstain from all unripe fruits, or stale, wilted or over¬ 
kept vegetables. Fruit of any kind should be avoided if it 
induces loose bowels. Purgative or cathartic medicines, by 
relaxing the integrity of the intestinal canal, may give rise to a 
sudden and fearful attack of the disease. Avoid exposure and 
sudden changes of temperature, and at all times keep the body 
sufficiently warm and protected, especially the abdomen. To 
this end wear flannel next to the skin, at least around the 
abdomen. Keep the feet and legs well protected and warm. 
Above all things maintain an even , cheerful tone of mind; hurry, 
fear, and anxiety, and all depressing emotions tend to lower the 
vital power, and so invite the disease. The above remarks are 
by Dr. Humphrey, who is one of the best authorities on dysentery, 
and many other troubles. In regard to the treatment of cholera 
and dysentery, immediately seek the aid of your physician. 

Persons of middle age are more subject to attack than in infan¬ 
cy and old age. Females are considered more liable to it than 
males. Among children the males are more subject than the 
females, and those affected with sore mouth, jaundice, worms 


56 


SOLID FACTS. 


and teething. Those suffering from ulcers of the legs, consump¬ 
tion and influenza least liable to an attack. 

Preventive Treatment was never more clearly manifest than 
in this disease. It has been abundantly shown that small-pox, 
scarlet fever, measles, hooping cough, and fever, as well as 
cholera can be prevented by fortifying the system by appropriate 
medicinal influences, the result will be, other conditions followed 
cleanliness, etc., no attack will occur, or it will be in a modified 
and very mild form. Homoeopathy claims to furnish these 
preventives. 


MEDICAL SUGGESTIONS. 

This book is not intended to advocate any particular medical 
theory; but as it is compiled for the general good, a few words in 
regard to medicines will not be out of place. Our readers should 
rid themselves, if they have not already, of the idea that it is not 
the quantity of medicine that is required in disease, but the 
necessary one. They should not imagine because the prescription 
is bitter and distasteful it is necessarily more beneficial. The 
poor and uneducated should learn that many of the wealthy and 
best-informed people now use but little medicine, and tasteless at 
that. The rule in regard to the length of time any remedy found 
to be good should be taken is to diminish the doses in proportion 
as the patient improves. 

The best time for taking medicine is in the morning on rising 
and washing the mouth, and at night on retiring to rest. 

An Excellent Tonic, good for the aged and young, applica¬ 
ble to all malarious districts, is simply compounded thus: Five 
cents’ worth of Peruvian bark, half pint of alcohol, half pint of 
water, one drop of nux vomica, allowed to stand several days. 
Dose for adults, eight to ten drops on a lump of sufar four times a 
day, commencing before breakfast. Half the above amount for 
children. Use as long as lassitude, etc., is felt. 

An excellent medicine for those inclined to biliousness is 
a pill made of | grain podophyllin or mandrake, ^ grain nux 
vomica, ^ grain hyoscyamus, made in very small pills. One 
pill taken every twenty-four hours until a slight action of the 
bowels is noticed, and then stop, for the gun is loaded, the 
clock is oiled, and the liver is stimulated to perform its regular 
functions. It is well to remember that mandrake is an excellent 
substitute for mercury or calomel, being a vegetable it does not 
become a cumulative medicine like the mineral just referred to, 
and does not need, like it, the after doses of aperients. 

Sore Throat has many forms. When redness and inflammation 


SOLID FACTS. 


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are apparent, the homoeopathic preparation of belladonna is 
almost a specific. When small ulcerations are discovered use 
dilute nitric acid, also homoeopathic preparation. By observing 
closely the above, diphtheria is often prevented. 

It is well to note here that whatever is said in regard to the 
diseases of man applies equally to the horse, and it is a fact that 
many owners of valuable horses doctor on this principle. For 
example, in cases of colic in a man, arsenicum 6 when the pain 
is in the region of the stomach, and colocynth in all other con¬ 
ditions, is a sure remedy for this terrible complaint. For the 
horse use Fowler’s solution of arsenic in alternation with colo¬ 
cynth, five drops every fifteen minutes. These two remedies for 
colic are worth many times the cost of this entire book. Rhus 
tox covers all tendency to taking cold. Silicia for felons, im¬ 
mersing the finger frequently in hot water. 

Catarrh, though considered by many incurable, is not really so 
if the patient is intelligent and he is in the hands of an intelligent 
physician. The physician from whom this advice is derived 
says: “ I do not tell all my patients that catarrh is curable, for the 
simple reason that a long time is required to eradicate a constitu¬ 
tional disease, and the patient, unless intelligent, loses faith and 
believes that you are simply practising in his case. Therefore I 
treat for its cure only very intelligent persons and those who have 
confidence in me.” Should any sufferer from catarrh wish to 
know further on this subject, a line addressed to the publishers of 
this work will receive attention, and they will with pleasure fur¬ 
nish the name of the physician. It is well to add that whatever 
information is furnished here can be relied upon, and it will take 
but a short time for the most incredulous persons, if intelligent, 
to ratify it. 

Diarrhoea.-— It has been found in attacks of diarrhoea that if 
the patient will take one or two drops of camphor on a lump of 
sugar after every evacuation, the diseased intestines will be healed 
in the most effective manner. Half of the dose always for chil¬ 
dren. 

Scarlet Fever. —Every family living in flats or crowded tene¬ 
ments where there are colonies of children should possess the 
homoeopathic preparation of belladonna to administer as a pre¬ 
ventive to children or others when scarlet fever is prevalent. 

Arnica is one of the most valuable of remedies known for 
bruises from whatever causes they may arise —not by outward ap¬ 
plication, but taken internally: one to three drops of the tincture 
in half a tumbler of water, a spoonful of which taken three times 
a day until improvement, bathing the parts affected with warm 
water. By careful attention to this, astounding results for the 


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SOLID PACTS. 


better will be found. Arnica taken in this manner is very effec¬ 
tive in rheumatism where the bruised feeling is present. 

Pneumonia.—We do not pretend here to give the treatment of 
pneumonia, which has so many forms, but simply to state that 
when a feeling is apparent in drawing the breath that a cutting 
pain is experienced between the shoulder - blades, extending 
through to the breast, bryonia of the third strength, if adminis¬ 
tered promptly, will act like magic. The dose is one to three 
drops in a half tumbler of water, a spoonful taken every three 
hours until the pain is removed. 

Camphor will be found very beneficial when one experiences 
the sense of chilliness or the creeping feeling preceding the act of 
taking cold. It is simply snuffed up the nostrils, and a drop or 
two taken on the tongue. This will keep off many a cold. After 
having taken cold take one drop of camphor on a lump of sugar 
every ten minutes for three times, then twice every thirty minutes, 
then once an hour until relieved. Eupatoria is one of the best 
general remedies for a cold. Aconite 6 for any feverish symp¬ 
toms; Arsenicum 6 for looseness of the bowels provoked by fruit, 
fish, vegetables, or water; China 3 for weakness and debility; 
Sepia 3 for ringworm;* Phosphorus 6 and China 3 for seminal 
weakness, etc.; Apis M. 3 for eruptions; Spongia 6 for hoarseness 
and difficulty of breathing. The figures above the remedies indi¬ 
cate the strength. The above remedies are taken, six to twelve 
pellets, dissolved in six tablespoonfuls of water. One tablespoon¬ 
ful of the solution for adults from fifteen minutes to four hours 
apart, according to the urgency of the case, until relieved. Half 
the dose for children. 

* For ringworm give one close of the remedy at 8 and one at 9 at night, 
allowing a week to elapse; then repeat at the same hours. This will gener¬ 
ally effect a cure. 


ESPERANCE EN DIEU. 

Courage and hope, true heart, 

Summer is coming, though late the spring. 
Over the breast of the quiet mould 
With an emerald glimmer, a glint of gold, 

Till the leaves of the regal rose unfold, 

At the rush of the swallow’s wing. 

Courage and hope, true heart, 

Summer is coming, though spring be late. 
Wishing is weary, and waiting long, 

But sorrow’s day hath an even song, 

And the garlands that never shall fade belong, 
To the soul that is strong to wait. 



FASTEST RECORDED TIME, ETC., TO JAN. 1st, 1885. 

(From the New York Clipper Annual.) 

BEST TROTTING TIME. 

Singly: 

1 mile—2:09}-, Maud S., against time, in harness, Lexington, 
Ky., Nov. 11, 1884. [Cleveland, July 80, 1885, 2.08f.] 

2 miles—4:46, against time, Monroe Chief; Lexington, Ky., 
Oct. 21, 1882. 

3 miles—7:21£, Huntress, harness, Brooklyn, L. I., Sept. 21, 
1872. 

4 miles—10:34}, Longfellow, wagon, California, Dec. 31, 1869. 

5 miles—13:00, Lady Mac, harness, San Francisco, Cal., April 
2, 1874. 

10 miles—27:23£, Controller, harness, San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 
23, 1878. 

20 miles—58:25, Captain McGowan, harness, half-mile track, 
Boston, Oct. 31, 1865. 

50 miles—3.55:401, Ariel, harness, driver weighing 601b., Al¬ 
bany, N. Y., 1846. 

100 miles—8.55:53, Conqueror, in harness, Union Course, L. I., 
Nov. 12, 1853. 

101 miles—9.42:57, Fanny Jenks, Albany, N. Y., 1845. 

With Running Mate. 

1 mile—2:06, H. B. Winship, against time, Providence, R. I., 
Aug. 1, 1884. 

Double Teams. 

1 mile—2:15£, Maxey Cobb and Neta Medium, against time, to 
skeleton wagon, New York, Nov. 14, 1884. 

BEST PACING TIMES DIFFERENT WAYS OF GOING. 

1 mile—2:06i, Johnston, harness, against time, Chicago, Ill., 
Oct. 3, 1884. 

2 miles—4:56}, Hero, harness, Union Course, L. I., May 17,1853. 

3 miles—7:44, Oneida Chief, saddle, Hoboken, N. J., Aug. 15, 
1843. 

THE RUNNING TURF. 

•}mile—:47f, Olitipa, 2yrs., 971b., Saratoga, N. Y., July 25,1874. 

1 mile—l:39f, Ten Broeck, 5yrs., 1101b., against time, Louis¬ 
ville, Ky., May 24, 1877. 

2 miles—3:27}-, Ten Broeck, 5yrs., 1101b., against time, Louis¬ 
ville, Ky., May 29, 1877. 

3 miles—5:24, Drake Carter, 4yrs., 1151b., Sheepskead Bay, 
L. I., Sept. 6, 1884. 


4 miles—7:15f, Ten Broeck, 4yrs., 1041b., against time, Louis¬ 
ville, Ky., Sept. 27, 1876. 

10 miles—26:18, Mr. Brawn, 6yrs., 1601b., Rancocas, N. J., 
March 2, 1880. 

LONG-DISTANCE RIDING. 

10 miles—20:02, Miss Belle Cook, 5 horses, changing five times, 
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 10, 1882. 

20 miles—40:59, Little Cricket, changing horses at will, Minne¬ 
apolis, Minn., Sept. 7, 1882. 

50 miles—1.50:031, Carl Pugh, ten horses, changing at will, 

match race, San Bernardino, Cal., July 7, 1883_Woman: 

2.27:00, Miss Nellie Burke, Galveston, Texas, Feb. 24, 1884. 

60 miles—2.33, George Osbaldiston, 11 horses, Newmarket, 
Eng., Nov. 5, 1831. 

100 miles—4.19:40, George Osbaldiston, 16 horses, as above. 

101 miles 4,971ft.—4.42:35, Miss Nellie Burke, changing horses 
fifty-four times, Galveston, Texas, Feb. 24, 1884. 

155 miles—6.45:07, John Murphy, match against time, 20 
horses, N. Y. City, July 3, 1876. 

200 miles—8h., Nell H. Mowry, 30 horses, Bay View Park, 
San Francisco, Aug. 2, 1868; in 8.42, George Osbaldiston, 29 
horses, as above. 

201 miles—52 hours, Hesing Jr., in match with G. Guyon, 
pedestrian, Exposition Building, Chicago, Ill., Jan. 9, 10, 11, 1880. 

300 miles—14.09:00, Nell H. Mowry, 30 horses, as above. 

559 miles 754yds.—Pinafore, in six-day race against other 
horses and men, Mechanics’ Pavilion, San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 
15-20, 1879. 

1,304 miles—90 hours, 15 hours per day, changing mustangs at 
will, C. M. Anderson, Bay District track, San Francisco, Cal., 
May 15, 1880. 

DOUBLE TEAMS. 

1 mile—1:541, 1:551, D. Hedington’s Ghost and Du Barry, to 
wagon, New York, Nov. 7, 1884. 

PEDESTRIANIS1I. 

RUNNING. 

50 yards—51s., H. M. Johnson, New York City, Nov. 22,1884. 
51s., L. E. Myers, New York City, Dec. 12, 1884. 

100 yards—England: 91s., George Seward (American), turnpike 
road, Hammersmith, Sept. 30, 1844. 

220 yards—America: 22fs., Wendell Baker, New York, May 
24, 1884. 

440 yards—England: 481s., R. Buttery, Newcastle, Oct. 4, 1873. 

880 yards—1:531, Frank Hewitt, Lyttleton, N. Z., Sept. 21, 
1871. 

1 mile—England: 4:161, Wm.Cummings, Preston, May 14,1881. 


2 miles—England: 9:ll£, Wm. Lang, Manchester, Aug. 1,1863. 

3 miles—England: 14:36, J. White, London, May 11, 1863. 

4 miles—England: 19:36, J. White, London, May 11,1863. 

5 miles—England: 24:40, J. White, London, May 11, 1863. 

10 miles—England: 51:20, W. G. George, London, April 7, 
1884. 

15 miles—England: 1.22:00, J. Howitt, London, March 22,1852. 

20 miles—America: 1.54:00, Patrick Byrnes, Halifax, N. S., 
Oct. 4, 1879. 

25 miles—England: 2.36:34, G. Mason, London, March 14,1881. 

30 miles—England: 3.15:09, G. Mason, London, March 14,1881. 

50 miles—England: 6.08:00, G. Little wood, London, Nov. 24, 
1884. 

100 miles—England: 13.57:13, C. Rowell, London, Jan. 20,1881. 

Greatest distance run in an hour—England: 11 miles 970 yards, 
L. Bennett (Deerfoot), London, April 3, 1863. 

ROWING. 

11 miles—7:46f, four-oars, straightaway, Watkins, N.Y., crew, 
strong current, Detroit, Mich., Aug. 15, 1877. 

2 miles—12:16, double-scull, turn, F. E. Yates and C. E. Court¬ 
ney, Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1876. 

3 miles—15:37£, four-oars, straightaway, Argonauta, R. A., 
Kill von Kull, N. J., Sept. 8, 1875... .Single sculls, Pittsburgh, 
July 20, 1885, Gaudaur, 19:32; Teemer, 19:35; Ten Eyck, 19:54. 

4 miles—24:40, four-oars, turn, Joshua, Ellis, Gil and Hank 
Ward, Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1871. 

5 miles—30:44f, four-oars, turn, John, James and Bernard Big- 
lin and Denny Leary, Harlem River, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1860. 

6 miles—39:20|, four-oars, turn, Paris crew—E. Ross, S. Hut¬ 
ton, G. Price, R. Fulton, St. John, N. B., Aug. 23, 1871. 

10 miles—1.23 :00, single scull, turn, Joshua Ward, Poughkeep¬ 
sie, N. Y., Nov. 5, 1860. 

12 miles—1.34:30, eight-oars, lapstreak, coxswain, three turns, 

E. Welch, J. Morris, D. Morris, J. Mulhearn, P. Cashley, J. 
Coyle, J. Lilly, J. Lambert (“ Superior” crew of St. John, N. B.), 
Boston, Mass., Sept. 13, 1855- 1.45:30, single-scull, C. A. Ber¬ 

nard, near Chicago, Ill., May 12, 1877. 

50 miles—8.55:20, single-sculls, C. A. Barnard, near Chicago, 
Ill., May 12, 1877. 

60 miles (nearly)—8.05:00, four-oars, gig, C. Newham, G. Phil¬ 
lips, R. Boyton and H. Blinckoe—Lambeth to Gravesend and 
back, Eng., Aug. 17, 1845. 

91 miles—11.29:03, single-scull, John Williams, Waterloo 
Bridge, London, to Gravesend, thence to Richmond, Eng., and 
back to place of starting, Aug. 13, 1832. 

166f miles—39.22:00, four-oars, Egyetertes Club, match with 
Nemzeti Club, Budapesth to Comoru and back, Danube River, 
Hungary, Sept. 15, 16, 17, 1875. 


San Francisco to Boston—75 days, Northern Light. 

New York to Shanghae, China—95 days, Nabob. 

RIVER STEAMERS. 

26 miles in one hour by the South America, Hudson River. 

76 miles in 3h. 39m. 30s., Mary Powell, New York to Pough¬ 
keepsie, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1874. 

125 miles in 5h. 18m., Chrysopolis, Sacramento to San Francis¬ 
co, Cal., Dec. 31, 1861. 

145 miles in 61i. 21m., Alida, New York to Albany, N. Y. 

New Orleans, La., to Natchez, Miss.—16h. 36m. 47s., R. E. 
Lee, left 8.41:25 a.m. Oct. 27, arrived 1.18:12 a.m. Oct. 28, 1870. 

New Orleans to St. Louis, Mo.—3d. 18h. 14m., R. E. Lee; left 
4.55 p.m. June 30, arrived 11.09 a.m. July 4, 1870. 

YACHT SAILING. 

New York to Cowes—13d. 21h. 55m., schooner Henrietta, N. 
Y. Y. C., 205 tons, race with Vesta and Fleetwing, $90,000; dis¬ 
tance sailed, 3,106 miles—Dec. 11 to 25, 1866. 

New York to Queenstown, Ireland—12d. 9h. 36m., schooner 
Sappho, N. Y. Y. C., 310 tons, 1869. 

BASEBALL, CRICKET, FOOTBALL AND LACROSSE. 

Baseball. —Largest number of innings played—24, Harvard 

vs. Manchester, Boston, Mass., May 11, 1877_Quickest played 

game—forty-seven minutes, Dayton vs. Ironton, Dayton, O., 

Sept. 19, 1884_Greatest distance ball thrown—133yds. 1ft. 

7iin., John Hatfield, Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1872. 

Cricket. —W. F. Forbes threw a ball 132 yards, slightly aided 

by the wind, Eton, Eng., March, 1876_Largest individual 

score—415, W. N. Roe (not out), in 4h. 55m., Cambridge, Eng., 

July 12, 13,1881_Largest total score—920 runs, Orleans Club, 

Ridding Green, Eng , Aug. 4, 5, 1882. 

Football. —Highest score: England—17 goals to 0, Notting¬ 
ham Foresters, match, Derbyshire, March 30, 1881_America— 

140 points to 0, Princeton College, match with Lafayette, Prince¬ 
ton, N. J., Oct. 29, 1884. 

Lacrosse. —Ball thrown from lacrosse—422 feet, Ross McKen¬ 
zie, T. L. C-, Shamrock L. C. Grounds, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 
21, T882» 

PIGEON AND GLASS-BALL SHOOTING. 

100 single birds (tame doves) killed in succession two hours, A. 

H. Bogardus, Chicago, Ill., July 21, 1869_99 birds out of 100, 

single, A. H. Bogardus, 30yds. rise, 80yds. fall, five ground traps, 

Coney Island, July 2, 1880_70 pigeons out of 100—Chas. 

Brown, 8 years old, 18yds. rise, 80yds. fall, 3 traps, 5yds. apart, 
Nottingham, Eng. f Jan. 25, 1883. 



300 glass balls broken in succession, A. H. Bogardus, Lincoln, 
Ill., July 4, 1877. 

500 glass balls broken in 24m. 2s. out of 514—J. C. Haskell, 2 
traps, 12ft. apart, 14yds., Lynn, Mass., May 30, 1881. 

900 glass balls broken out of 1,000 shot at, A. H. Bogardus, 
3 traps, 14yds.—Bradford, Pa., Nov. 20, 1879. 

1,000 glass balls broken in lli. lm. 54s., A. H. Bogardus, load¬ 
ing himself, changing barrels at end of every hundred, 15yds., 2 
traps, 12 feet apart—N. Y. City, Dec. 20, 1879. 

5,500 glass balls broken in 7h. 19m. 2s., out of 5,854 shot at— 
A. H. Bogardus, 15yds., 2 traps, 12 feet apart, changing barrels 
about 54 times. 

PRIZE-RING. 

Longest battle on record—6h. 15m., James Kelly and Jonathan 
Smith, near Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 1855. 

Longest glove-fight—5h. 3m. 45s., 76 rounds, Wm. Sherriff and 
J. Welch, Philadelphia, Pa., April 10, 1884. 

Largest stake ever fought for—$10,000, Tom Hyerand Yankee 
Sullivan, Rock Point, Md., Feb. 7, 1849. 

Largest stake fought for in England—£2,000, Tom King and 
John C. Heenan, Wadhurst, Eng., Dec. 10, 1863. 

First ring fight in America—Jacob Hyer and Thos. Beasley, in 
1816. 

WEIGHT-LIFTING. 

l,442£lb., hands alone, David L. Dowd, Springfield, Mass., 
March 27, 1883. 

3,2391b., harness-lift, W. B. Curtis, N. Y. City, Dec. 20, 1868. 

C. O. Breed lifted, with one hand, from the floor, a barrel of 
flour weighing, with fixtures, 219Jlb., 240 times in one minute; 
total weight lifted, 52,6801b.—Lynn, Mass., Dec. 13, 1884. 

OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. 

New Orleans to New York—4d. 14h. 56m., Louisiana, Crom¬ 
well line. Sailed 8:15 a.m. July 20, arrived 1 a.m. July 25, 1881. 
Computed time from wharf to wharf. Time corrected for stops 
and difference, lh. 49m. 

Aspinwall to New York—6d. 5h. 30m., Henry Chauncey; sailed 
5.55 a.m. Nov. 13, arrived 11.25 r.M. Nov. 19, 1865. Computed 
from pier to pier. 

New York to Nassau, N. P.—3d. lh. 45m., Cienfuegos; sailed 
4:45 p.m. Feb. 14, arrived at anchorage 6:30 r.M. Feb. 17, 1883. 
No time allowance; 75th meridian standard. 

San Francisco, Cal., to Yokohama, Japan.—15d. 9k., City of 
Peking, Pacific Mail S. S. Co. 

Sydney, N. S. W., to San Francisco, Cal., via Honolulu, H. I. 
—22d. 201i., steamer Zealandia, Capt. Weber; arrived Oct. 29, 
1882. 


Yokohama, Japan, to San Francisco, Cal.—13d. 211i. 43m., 
steamer Arabic; arrived Oct. 21, 1882. 

JUMPING!. 

MAN. 

Running long-jump, with weights—England: 29ft. 7in., John 
Howard. 

Standing long-jumps with weights—America: 14ft. 5iin., G. 
W. Hamilton. 

Running high-jump, without weights—Ireland: 6ft. 2fin., P. 
Davin, Carrick-on-Suir, July 5, 1880. 

Standing high-jump—America: 5ft. 3in., E. W. Johnston, Bal¬ 
timore, Md., May 27, 1878. 

Running hop-step-and-jump—America: 48ft. 8in., Thomas Bur¬ 
rows, Worcester, Mass., Oct. 18, 1884. 

Standing hop-step-and-jump, with weights—England: 40ft. 2in., 
D. Anderson. 

Three standing-jumps, with weights—England: 39ft. lin., 
George W. Hamilton. 

Pole-vaulting, for height—England: lift. 4|in., T. Ray, Pres¬ 
ton, Aug. 18, 1883. 

Fence vaulting—Two hands: 7ft. 3fin., C. H. Atkinson, Har¬ 
vard Gymnasium, Cambridge, Mass., March 22, 1884. 

FIRE ENGINES, HOSE COMPANIES, ETC. 

PLAYING. 

340ft. 3in.—Steam Fire-engine Company No. 11, solid stream, 
50ft. of 3|in. rubber hose, l|in. nozzle, attached to a 4-foot brass 
pipe, 1301b. steam pressure, 2401b. water pressure; 180 feet thrown 
perpendicularly, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 11, 1881. 

273ft., hand apparatus, built by Abel Shawk—Cincinnati, O., 
July 9, 1857. 

Hitching-up— lfs., Steam Fire-engine Co. No. 33, N. Y. F. D., 
automatically-fastening harness; men outside quarters and horses 
away from engine when gong sounded, National Horse Show, 
New York City, May 31, 1884. 

SWIMMING. 

1 mile—America: 12:42£, Chas. F. Senk, straightaway, strong 
tide, New York City, Sept. 1, 1878. 

2 miles—54:57f, T. E. Kitching, straightaway, with moderate 
tide, New York City, July 27, 1878. 

3 miles—1.53:30, A. P. Douglass, straightaway, still water, 
Philadelphia, Pa., June 24, 1876. 

5 miles—1.04:23, C. Whyte, with tide, Thames River, Eng., 
July 18, 1870. 1.15:20, W. R. Itter, straightaway, with tide, 
Thames River, Eng., July 21, 1883. 


20§ miles (about)—5.51:00, Fred. Cavill, Thames River, Eng., 
July 6, 1876. 

40 miles (about)—9.57:00, Capt. Matthew Webb, with tide, 
Thames River, Eng., July 12, 1878. 

Captain M. Webb kept afloat, without touching anything, 60 
consecutive hours, Scarborough, Eng., June 29-July 1, 1880. 

RAILROADING. 

1 mile—50£s., 3 miles in 2m. 36Js., 5 miles in 4m. 50s., West 
Philadelphia to Jersey City, Sept. 4, 1879. 

10 miles—8m., Hamburg to Buffalo, N.Y., in 9m., Peekskillto 
Sing Sing, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1874. 

14 miles—11m., locomotive Hamilton Davis and six cars, N.Y. 
Central R. R., 1855. 

18 miles—15m., special train conveying the Duke of Welling¬ 
ton, Paddington to Slough, Eng. 

44 miles—43m. 30s., special train conveying newspaper corre¬ 
spondents, last 16f miles in 14m., Washington Junction to Wash¬ 
ington, D. C., June 10, 1884. 

53£ miles—47m., broad-gauge engine Great Britain, 4 carriages 
and vans, Paddington to Didcot, Eng., May 11, 1848. 

Ill miles—98m., Fontaine engine and two coaches, Amherst- 
burg to St. Thomas, Canada, May 5, 1881. 109m., locomotive, 
baggage car, one coach and one Pullman palace-car, St. Thomas 
to Amherstburg, Sept. 13, 1877. 

118 miles—120m., Engine No. 10, special palace-car; 17m. 
(Welland to Victoria), in 14£m., St. Thomas to Victoria, Canada, 
153m., Fontaine engine and two coaches, in 251m., St. Thomas 
to Victoria, May 5, 1881. The schedule time from London to 
Bristol, Eng., 118£ miles, by the train known as “The Flying 
Dutchman,” is 120m. 

157.74-100 miles—165m., special train, Niagara Falls to Syra¬ 
cuse, N. Y., March 1, 1876. 

813 miles—23h. (actual running time, 19h. 30m.), special train 
conveying Washington newspaper correspondents from Conven¬ 
tion, Chicago, Ill., to Washington, D. C., June 7, 8, 1884. 

Jersey City to San Francisco, Cal., 83h. 39m. 16s., Jarrett & 
Palmer’s train, combination passenger, mail and baggage car and 
a Pullman hotel car, June 1 to 4, 1876. No stop between Jersey 
City and Pittsburg, Pa. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Billiard-plating —Best run at three-ball carom game, 1,531, 
Vignaux, Paris, 1880; best in America, 942, McLaughlin, Chica¬ 
go, 1884. Best at four-ball carom game—1,483, McDevitt, Chi¬ 
cago, 1868. 

Pigeon-plying.— 1,000 miles flown in 100 hours, two birds, 
Lisbon, Portugal, to Belgium, Aug. 5-9, 1881, 


Butchering. —Bullock dressed in 3m. 40s., go-as-you-please 
style, John Malone, Chicago, Ill., Aug. 18, 1883; in 4m. 29s., 

market style, Walter Dennison, Chicago* Ill., Aug. 18,1883- 

10 sheep dressed in 33m., P. Fitzgerald, Newark, N. J., Sept. 15, 
1883... .25 sheep dressed and left ready for market (assistants to 
kill and hand sheep in to rink) in Ih. 26m., H. O’Brien, near New¬ 
ark, N. J., Sept. 14, 1880. 

Type-setting. —George Arensberg set 2,064 ems, solid minion, 
23 ems to line—one break-line to each stickful—in one hour, New 

York, Feb. 19, 1870_S. N. Benerman, set 5,070 ems, nonpareil, 

ordinary newspaper measure, in three hours, Washington, D. C., 
Dec. 5, 1874... .John Henkle set 17,010 ems, solid nonpareil, in 
nine hours, actual working time, Portsmouth, O., Aug. 22, 1882. 

Ratting. —25 rats killed in 1:28, Jimmy Shaw’s dog Jacko, 

London, Eng., Aug. 20, 1861-60 rats—2:43, Jacko, London, 

July 29, 1862_100 rats—-5:28, Jacko, London, May 1, 1862_ 

200 rats—14:37, Jacko, London, June 10, 1862_1,000 rats—less 

than 100 minutes, Jacko, London, May 1, 1862. 

Angling. —Salmon-casting: 131ft., H. W. Hawes, New York 

City, Oct. 23, 1884_Heavy bass-casting: 227ft., W. H. Wood, 

N. Y. City, Oct. 23, 1884_Fly-casting—91ft., H. Pritchard, 

10ft. rod, 8£oz., N. Y. City, Oct. 21, 1882; 85ft., H. W. Hawes, 
single-handed, 10ft. 3in. rod, 4£oz., N. Y., Oct. 16, 1883. 

Roller-skating. —1 mile, 3:21; 3 miles, 10:20; 4 miles, 13:49; 
5 miles, 17:22, Kenneth A. Skinner, Boston, Mass., Oct. 10, 1884. 
_2 miles, 60:491, K. A. Skinner, Boston, Mass., Dec. 8, 1884. 

Folding Newspapers.— 500 folded in 13m. 26s., three folds, 
heads out, Chas. Flynn, Examiner rooms, San Francisco, Cal., 
April 25, 1883... .500 in 19m. 21s., three folds, heads out, piled 
and evened for delivery, Joseph P. Willis, Codman Hall, Boston, 
Mass., Aug. 24, 1883. 

Iceboat Sailing.— 15 miles—20m. 40s., Scud, Redbank, N. J., 

Jan. 22* 1883-20 miles—25m. 48s., 24m. 30s. (heats), Haze, 

Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1883_25 miles—30m. 5s., Dread- 

naught, Redbank, N. J., Jan. 26, 1884. 

Club-swinging. —Wm. C. Dole swung a pair of 61b. Indian 
clubs continuously for 3h. 30m., for a wager, Pullman (Ill.) A. C. 
gymnasium, March 24, 1883. 

Oyster and Clam Opening.—100 oysters opened in 3m. 31s., 
Wm. Lowney, Philadelphia, Pa., March 28, 1884. . .500 oysters, 
26m. 18s., George Schillman, defeating George Beach (who opened 

490 in the same time), Philadelphia, Pa_459 clams, 30m., James 

Weinhart, N. Y. City, Sept. 22, 1883. 

Drawing up Body. —Six times with little finger and twelve 
times with one hand, Andrew Cutter, amateur, Louisville (Ky.) 
Exposition, Sept. 18, 1878. Twenty-nine times by both arms, F. 
S. Clark, amateur, Boston, Mass., Dec. 9, 1876. 

Quoiting.— Wm. McGregor played 25 lingers in 11m. 30s., 50 
in 20m., 70 in 30m„ and 100 in 43m., Chelsea, Eng., July 6,1878. 


BICYCLING. 


440 yards—America: 381s., G. M. Hendee, against time, Spring- 
field, Mass., Oct. 16, 1884. 

880 yards—America: 1:184, Sanders Sellers, Springfield, Mass.. 
Sept. 17, 1884. 

1,320 yards—America: 1:59, G. M. Hendee, against time, 
Springfield, Mass., Oct. 16, 1884. 

1 mile—America: 2:39, S. Sellers, Hartford, Conn., Sept. 9, 
1884; 2:39, J. S. Prince, Springfield, Mass., Sept. 17, 1884. 
^2miles—England: 5:33f, R. H. English, Sydenham, Sept. 11, 

Professional—3m., 8:36|, R. Howell, Springfield, Mass., Sept. 
16, 1884. 

10 miles—England: 28:58, T. Battensly, Leicester, Aug. 23, 
1884. 

20 miles—England: 58:34, F. J. Lees, Leicester, Aug. 2, 1884. 
50 miles—England: 2.43:58£, Ion Keith Falconer, London, July 
29, 1882. 

100 miles—England: 5.50:05f, F. R. Fry, London, July 27, 

1883. 

Road-riding—100 miles: England—7.11:10, George Smith, ama¬ 
teur, Sept. 27,1884. 

Greatest distance ridden in one hour—20 miles 905yds., F. J. 
Lees, Leicester, Eng., Aug. 18, 1888. 

Greatest distance ridden without dismounting—230 miles 469 
yards, in 16h. 59m. 30s., H. Higham, London, Eng., March 18, 
1880. 

Fastest ten miles on grass—34:12f, H. A. Speechley, London, 
Eng., Sept. 20, 1884. 

Riding without use of hands—Jm., 46|s.; -Jm., l:28f; fm., 
2:14, C. H. Chickering; lrn., 3:00f, H. S. Wollison, Springfield, 
Mass., Sept. 17, 1884. 

Ride and run—lm., 4:31f, C. B. Ripley, Springfield, Mass., 
Sept. 18, 1884. 

TRICYCLING. 

440 yards—47s., H. J. Webb, Sydenham, Eng., July 12, 1884. 
880 yards—1:32^, M. J. Lowndes, London, Eng., June 21,1883. 
1,320 yards—2:18, M. J. Lowndes, London, Eng., June 21,1883. 

1 mile—England: 3:03|, H. A. Corsellis, Sydenham, July 21, 
±884. 

2 miles—England: 6:26f, H. J. Webb, against time, Sydenham, 
Sept. 25, 1884. 

3 miles—England: 9:45, M. J. Lowndes, Surbiton, June 21, 

1884. 

4 miles—England: 13:03, M. J. Lowndes, Surbiton, June 21, 
1884. 


5 miles—England: 16:19, M. J. Lowndes, Surbiton, June 21, 
1884. 

ROAD-RIDING. 

100 miles—England: 7.35:00, single, H. J. Webb, Sept. 27,1884. 

24 hours— 230fm., single, W. F. Sutton, Wood Green, Lorn 
don, to Catterick, Eng., Sept. 12, 13, 1884. 

898J miles—7d. 19k., H. J. Webb, Land’s-end, Penzance, Eng., 
to John O’Groat’s, Scotland, Aug. 17-24, 1884. Returned to^ 
wards Edinburgh next day,, and on reaching Inverness had rid¬ 
den 1,048 miles in 9d. 6h. 30m. 

Miss J. Choice, South London T. C., rode 113 miles in 20h. 
51m., over roads; actual riding time, just over 15h. 30m., London 
to Brighton and return, July 15, 16, 1883. 

SKATING. 

440 yards—America: 42£s., G. D. Phillips, straightaway, Court- 
landt Lake, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1884. 

880 yards—America: 1:30, straightaway, G. D. Phillips, New 
York City, Jan. 6, 1884. 

1 mile—England: 3:00, straightaway, “Fish” Smart, Cowbit 
Wash, Lincolnshire, Jan. 20, 1881. 

20 miles—America: 1.14:7£, A. Paulsen, Brooklyn, Feb. 4,1884. 

RIFLE-SHOOTING. 

POINTS. 

75 out of 75—At 1,000 yards, W. H. Jackson, Boston, Mass., 
Aug. 13, 1879; J. K. Milner, Creedmoor, L. I., Sept. 14, 1876; 
C. H. Laird, Washington, D. C., Oct. 18, 1879, and others. At 
200 yards, off-hand, Dr. W. F. Wilcox, Catskill, N. Y., May 3, 
1882. 

100 out of 100—At 200 yards, off-hand, W. M. Farrow, Boston, 
Mass., Oct. 15, 1882, and H. G. Bixby, Boston, April 6, 1880. 

150 out of 150—Cale Maudlin, West. Union June., Aug. 27,1884. 

3,334 out of 3,600—American team, eight men, 800, 900. 1,000 

yards, 30 shots at each distance, Creedmoor, L. I., Sept. 13, 14, 
1877. 

SAILING VESSELS. 

New York to Liverpool, Eng.—13d. lh. 25m., Red Jacket, 1854. 
From Hook to bar at Liverpool. 

Yokohama, Japan, to San Francisco, Cal.—22 days, Caron- 
delet, Capt. Stetson; arrived Sept. 22, 1881. 

New Orleans to Liverpool—25 days, Richard Ryland, 1871. 

Liverpool to Melbourne —62d., Jas. Baines; return in 60d. 

Shanghae to New York—92d., Kathay, arrived Jan. 19, 1857. 

New York to Melbourne, Australia—73 days, Nightingale. 

Baltimore, Md., to Liverpool—13d. 7h., Mary Whiteridge. 

Boston, Mass., to Liverpool—12d. 6h., James Baines. 


AMERICAN COLLEGE RECORDS. 

100-yards run—10s., Evert J. Wendell, Harvard, Cambridge, 
Mass., May 24, 1881. 

150-yards run—15£s., H. S. Brooks, Jr., Yale, N. Y. City, May 
24, 1884. 

220-yards run—22|s., Wendell Baker, Harvard, N. Y. City, May 
24, 1884. 

440-yards run—50|s., H. S. Brooks, Jr., Yale, New Haven, Ct., 
May 19, 1888. 

880-yards run—2m. fs., W. H. Goodwin, Jr., Harvard, Cam¬ 
bridge, Mass., May 19, 1888. 

1- mile run—4m. 37fs., T. De W. Cuyler, Yale, N. Y. City, 
May 29, 1880. 

2- mile run—11m. 2s., E. C. Stimson, Dartmouth, Saratoga, N. 
Y., July 20, 1876. 

3- mile run—16m. 21£s., E. C. Stimson, Dartmouth, Saratoga, 
N. Y., July 20, 1876. 

120-yards hurdle-race—17-£s., R. H. Mulford, Columbia, N. Y. 
City, May 24, 1884. 

1- mile walk—7m. 44s., Chas. Eldredge, Columbia, N. Y. City, 
Oct. 27, 1877. 

2- mile walk—15m. 46|s., C. Eldredge, Columbia, N. Y. City, 
Oct. 27, 1877. 

3- mile walk—25m. 16fs., M. Caulmann, Cornell, Ithaca, N. Y., 
May 25, 1880. 

7-mile walk—lh. 5m. 15£s., W. R. Taylor, Harvard, Saratoga, 
N. Y., July 15, 1875. 

2-mile bicycle race—6m. 48s., R. G. Rood, Columbia, N. Y. 
City, May 11, 1883. 

Running high-jump—5ft. 9fin., C. H. Atkinson, Harvard, N. 
Y. City, May 24, 1884. 

Standing high-jump—5ft. l£in., W. Soren, Harvard, N. Y. City, 
May 29, 1880. 

Running long-jump—21ft. 3£in., O. Bodelsen, Columbia, N.Y. 
City, May 24, 1884. 

Standing long-jump—10ft. 3fin., F. Larkin, Princeton, N. Y. 
City, May 9, 1879, 

Pole-vaulting—10ft. lin., H. P. Toler, Princeton, Princeton, 
N. J., May 10, 1883. 

Throwing the hammer—88ft. llin., C. H. Kip, Harvard, N. Y. 
City, May 26, 1883. 

Putting the shot—37ft. 10in., M. Cuzner, McGill, Montreal, 
Can., Oct. 24, 1878. 

Throwing the baseball—379ft. 6£in., R. H. Treman, Cornell, 
Ithaca, N. Y., May 17, 1879. 


10 

Valuable Information as to Population of, Distances, Fares, Express 
Companies, and Points of Departure to Prominent 
Points in the United States. 


State 

Pop’n 

Distance 

Time 
H M 

Fa 

Unl’t 
$ cts 

res 

Lim 
$ cts 

Express 

Railways leaving 
New York City. 

Mich 

9350 

728 

23.00 

17.95 

16.80 

U.S. 

N.Y.Cent.via Detr. 

Ohio 

16512 

615 

19.00 

16.10 

13.00 

Ad. 

N.Y.L.E.& West. 

N.Y. 

90903 

143 

4.30 

3.10 


Am. 

N.Y.Cent. & H. R.R. 

Ya. 

13658 

235 

8.00 


6.70 

Ad. 

Penn R.R.via Wash. 

Pa. 

78681 

445 

13.00 

13.00 


Ad. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts 

Pa. 

20000 

98 

3.00 

2.75 


Ad. 

Lehigh Valley R. R. 

Pa. 

19719 

328 

8.40 

9.45 


Ad. 

Penn. R. R. 

Ill. 

9500 

1043 

30.00 

30.85 

24.00 

Am. 

N. Y. Cent.viaChi. 

N.Y. 

11711 

176 

5.30 

3.60 


Am. 

N. Y.Cent.&H.R.R. 

Mass 

5070 

258 

7.30 


6.13 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.via Bost 

Md. 

6500 

228 

7.20 

6.70 

•••••» 

U.S. 

Penn. R.R.via Balti. 

Mich 

7922 

717 

22.00 

22.15 

17.00 

Am. 

N.Y. CenR.R.via Det 

Wis. 

8005 

1084 

32.00 

33.05 

26.55 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chi. 

Pa. 

6014 

171 

6.00 

4.70 

-••••. 

Ad. 

Phil.& Reading R.R. 

Ore. 

6500 

3421 

150.00 

149.15 

135.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via St Lo. 

Kan. 

15106 

4395 

48.00 

39.00 

31.75 

U.S. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

fra. 

5870 

854 

34.00 

24 00 


Ad 

Penn R.R.via Wash 

Ga. 

37409 

854 

81.00 

24.00 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

N. J. 

5478 

150 

5.00 

3.25 


Ad 

Penn. R. R. 

Mass 

11111 

199 

6.00 

5.20 

. 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.via Prov 

Me. 

9600 

473 

13.00 

8 75 

...... 

Ad. 

N.Y. & N. H.via Bos. 

N.Y. 

21924 

317 

8.30 

6 50 


Am. 

N.Y. Cent.via Syra. 

Ga. 

23023 

804 

32.00 

23.00 

. 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Me. 

8682 

400 

14.00 

9.64 


Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.via Bos. 

Ill. 

11825 

937 

26.00 

18.50 

•••... 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chi. 

Tex. 

10960 

1956 

81.00 

57.00 

48.20 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via St. Lo 

Md. 

332190 

188 

5.00 


5 50 

Ad 

Penn .R R via Phil 

Me. 

16857 

474 

17.00 


11.50 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H. via Bos. 

N.Y. 

7500 

404 

12.30 

8.30 


Am. 

N.Y. Central R. R. 

Ill. 

5000 

938 

27.00 

24.90 

21.65 

Am. 

Penn. R.R. via Chi. 

Me. 

7881 

376 

13.00 

• •••.. 

8.75 

Ad. 

N .Y.& N.H.via Bos. 

La. 

7197 

1463 

61.00 


39.00 

Ad. 

Penn. R.R. via Cin. 

Mich 

10060 

800 

25.00 

23.85 

18.65 

Am. 

N. Y.L.E.& W.via To 

Mich 

29413 

778 

32.00 

24.40 

17.80 

Am. 

N.Y.C.R.R.via Buf. 

N. J. 

9372 

6 

20 


15 

Loc 

New Jersey Central. 

Miss 

8000 

1626 

57.00 


37.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Cincin 

Me. 

5303 

467 

15.00 


11.25 

Ad. 

N.Y. & N.H. via Bos. 

Ohio 

8000 

539 

18.00 

14.80 

14.00 

Ad. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts 

Ill. 

10682 

1082 

36.00 


19,50 

Ad. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts 

Wis. 

5000 

1003 

29.00 


25.00 

Am. 

Penn. R.R.via Chi. 

N. J. 

5000 

7 

25 


25 

Ad. 

New Jersey Central 

Pa. 

5000 

92 

3.05 

2.60 

• • • • • . 

Ad. 

Phil. & Read. R. R. 

Mass 

7865 

248 

8.00 

5.90 


Ad. 

N.Y. & N.H.via Bost 

Me. 

12652 

321 

11.00 


8.00 

Ad. 

N.Y. & N.H.via Bost 

N.Y. 

17315 

207 

8.00 

6.15 

. 

Ad. 

D.L.& W.R.R. 

Dak. 

8000 

1760 

40.00 


51 20 

Am, 

N Y Cent via Chi 

Mass 

5000 

192 

6.00 

5.70 

• ••••. 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H. 

N. J. 

5648 

12 

30 

30 


Ad. 

D.L.& W.R.R. 

Ill. 

17184 

1026 

31.00 

• ••••. 

26.00 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Indian 

N. J. 

6003 

63 

1.45 

2.30 

•••«•» 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R. 


Cities & Towns. 


Adrian. 

Akron. 

Albany. 

Alexandria... 
Allegheny City 

Allentown. 

Altoona. 

Alton. 

Amsterdam.... 

Andover. 

Annapolis. 

Ann Arbor. 

Appleton. 

Ashland. 

Astoria. 

Atchison. 

Athens. 

Atlanta. 

Atlantic City.. 

Attleboro. 

Auburn. 

Auburn... 

Augusta. 

Augusta.. 

Aurora.. 

Austin.. 

Baltimore.... 

Bangor.. 

Batavia.. 

Batavia...... 

Bath. 

Baton Rouge 
Battle Creek. 

Bay City.. 

Bayonne. 

Bay St. Louis 

Belfast. 

Bellaire. 

Belleville.... 

Beloit. 

Bergen Point.. 


Beverly. 

Biddeford .... 
Binghampton. 
Bismarck. 


Bloomfield.. 














































































71 


Cities & Towns. 

©' 

e§ 

■w 

CO 

Pop’n 

Distance 

Time 
H M 

Fa 

Unl’t 
$ cts 

res 

Lim 
$ cts 

Express 

Railways leaving 
New York City. 

Boston. 

Mass, 362535 

234 

6.30 

... 

5.00 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.II.viaSprin 

66 


44 

219 

6.30 

. 

5.00 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H. 

44 

1 4 

44 

232 

6.30 

. 

5 00 

Ad 


44 

44 

44 

240 

11 00 


4 00 

Ad 

Norwich Lino 

<4 

44 

44 

215 

11 00 


4 00 

Ad 

Via Fall River Strs 

44 

44 

44 

215 

11.00 


4 00 

Ad 

Via, Stonirigtnn Line 

Bowling Green 

Ken. 

5114 

981 

35.00 

28.55 

24.90 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Cincin 

Bradford . 

Pa. 

9197 

419 

15.00 

9.60 

...... 

Am. 

N.Y.L.E.& W.R.R. 

Bridgeport,..... 

Ot. 

29148 

56 

1.50 

1.30 


Ad 

N.Y.& JN.H R R 

44 X 

44 

44 

60 

4.00 

25 

Loc 

Str. Crystal Wave 

44 

44 

44 

46 

44 


40 

Ad. 

Steamer Resedale 

Bridgeton. 

N. J. 

8722 

128 

4.00 

3.25 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Phil. 

Bristol. 

R. I. 

6028 

208 

5.50 

5.30 


Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.viaProv 

Bristol. 

Pa. 

5474 

72 

2 20 

2.02 


Ad. 

Penn. R R 

Brockton . 

Ma.ss 

13608 

250 

8 00 

6 00 

Ad. 

N.Y. & N. IT via Reg 

Brookline...... 

Mass 

8100 

230 

7.00 


5.25 

Ad. 

N.Y. & N.T-T via. Rost, 

Brooklyn...... 

N.Y. 

566689 

1 

05 

02 


Loc 

Ferries and Bridge 

Brunswick. 

Me. 

5384 

367 

13.CO 

...... 

8.75 

Ad. 

N.Y. & N.H.via Bost 

Buffalo. 

N.Y. 

202818 

441 

11.00 

9.25 

...... 

Am. 

N.Y. Central R. R. 

44 

44 

44 

423 

12.00 

9.25 

...... 

Ad. 

N.Y.L.E.& West. 

44 

44 

44 

410 

14.00 

9 25 

...... 

Ad. 

D.L.& W.R.R. 

Burlington .... 

Ta. 

19450 

1106 

34.00 

32.70 

26.20 

Am. 

N. Y. Cent.viaChi. 

Burlington .... 

N. J. 

7655 

72 

2.25 

2.00 

. 

Ad. 

Penn. R. R. 

Burlington .... 

Vt. 

11364 

302 

12.00 

8.25 


Nat 

N.Y.C.via C.Verm’t. 

Butte City. 

Mon. 

9000 

2660 

106.00 

94.00 

. 

u.s. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chi. 

Cairo. 

Ill. 

9017 

1080 

36.00 

82.05 

25.25 

Ad. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts 

Calumet. 

Mieh 

8291 

1383 

48.00 

40 00 


Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chi. 

Cambridge.... 

Mass 

52740 

234 

7.00 


5.50 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.via Bos. 

Camden. 

N. J. 

41658 

91 

2.20 

2.50 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R. 

Canandaigua.. 

N.Y. 

5679 

366 

12.27 

7.54 

. 

Am. 

N.Y. Cent, via Syra. 

Canton. 

Ohio 

20000 

545 

18.30 

15.55 

13.55 

Ad 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts 

Carbondale.... 

Pa. 

7814 

160 

6.00 

6 90 


Ad. 

D.L.& W.R.R. 

Carlisle. 

Pa 

6198 

215 

8 00 

6 10 


Ad. 

Penn.RR.viaH’burg 

Catskill. 

N.Y. 

5000 

110 

3.45 

2.25 


Am. 

West Shore R. R. 

Cedar Rapids.. 

Ia. 

10104 

1131 

33.00 


28.00 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chi. 

Chambersburg 

Pa. 

7500 

249 

9.30 

7.10 


Ad. 

Penn. R. R. 

Champaign.. .. 

Ill. 

5314 

940 

30.00 


27.35 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Indian 

Charleston . 

S.C. 

50000 

804 

29.00 


23.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

4b 

44 

44 





Ad. 

Charleston Steam’rs 

Charlestown.. . 

Mass 

33652 

232 

7.00 

_ 

5.55 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H. via Bos. 

Charlotte . 

N.C. 

8612 

587 

23.20 


19,25 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R. via Rich. 

Charlottesville. 

Va. 

5000 

345 

14.00 

12.25 

10.95 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Chattanooga .. 

Tenn 

12892 

852 

34.00 


23.75 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Rich 

Chelsea,. 

Mass 

21785 

237 

7 30 


5.60 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H. via Bos. 

Chester . 

Pa. 

14996 

104 

3.00 

2.90 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Phil. 

Cheyenne . 

Wyo 

5000 

1909 

76.00 

58.50 

50.75 

Am. 

Penn. R.R.via Chi. 

Chicago . 

Ill. 

503304 

899 

26.00 

24.00 

...... 

U.S. 

N.Y.L.E.&W. 

0 0 

44 

64 

923 

24,00 

24.00 


Am. 

N. Y. Central 

(4 

44 

66 

912 

24.00 

24.00 


Ad. 

Penn, R. R. 

Chicopee. 

Mass 

11325 

139 

4.20 

_3.40 

...... 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H. 

Chillicothe. 

Mo. 

5885 

1276 

41.00 

37.10 

30.40 

Am. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts 

Chillicothe. 

Ohio 

10038 

855 

27.00 

19.50 

16.25 

Ad. 

46 44 u 

Cincinnati_- 

Ohio 

255708 

757 

21 00 


20 00 

Ad. 


Cireleville. 

Old 0 

6000 

662 

23.00 


19 50 

Ad. 

46 46 46 

Clarksville. 

Tenn 

5010 

1044 

35.00 

30.45 

26.95 

Ad. 

46 46 46 

Cleveland. 

Ohio 

160142 

593 

17.00 


14.25 

Ad. 

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Cities & Towns. 


Cleveland. 

Clinton. 

Clinton. 

Cohoes. 

Columbia. 

Columbia. 

Columbus. 

Columbus. 

Columbus. 

Concord . 

Corry. 

Council Bluffs. 

Covington. 

Crawford ville.. 

Creston. 

Cumberland... 

Dallas. 

Danbury. 

Danvers. 

Danville. 

Danville. 

Danville. 

Davenport. 

Dayton. 

Dead wood. 

Decatur. 

Dedham. 

Defiance. 

Delaware. 

Denver. 

Des Moines.... 
Detroit. 

44 

Dover. 

Dubuque. 

Duluth. 

Dunkirk........ 

Easton.. 

East Orange... 
East Saginaw.. 
East St. Louis. 

Eau Claire. 

Elgin. 

Elizabeth. 

Elkhart. 

Ellsworth. 

Elmira. 

Elyria. 

Emporia. 

Erie. 

Eureka Springs 

Evansville. 

Fall River. 

Fargo. 

Faribault. 

Fernandina.... 


State 

Pop'n 

Distance 

Time 

H M 

Fai 

Unl’t 
$ cts 

res 

Lim 
$ cts 

Express 

Railways leaving 
New York City. 

Ohio 

160142 

626 

19.00 

•••••« 

14.25 

Am. 

N.Y.C.via Buffalo 

Ohio 

9068 

1031 

31.00 

30.75 

24.25 

Ad. 

N.Y.C.via Chicago 

Mass 

10000 

207 

6.00 


5.04 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.via Wor. 

N.Y. 

19417 

150 

5.00 

3.30 


Am. 

N. Y. Central. 

S. C. 

10040 

695 

28.00 


22.00 

Ad. 

Penn R.R.via Wash. 

Pa. 

8541 

170 

5.30 

4.90 


Ad. 

Penn. R. R. 

Ga. 

12000 

1025 

40.00 


28.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Miss 

5350 

1311 

53.00 

39.95 

82.90 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Ohio 

51665 

638 

20.30 


17.50 

Ad. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts. 

N.H. 

13838 

280 

10.00 

6.64 


Ad. 

N. Y.& N.H.via Bos. 

Pa. 

5418 

474 

14.00 

11.70 

. 

U.S. 

N.Y.L.E. & W.R.R. 

Ia. 

20000 

1400 

49.00 

•.•••• 

38.00 

U.S. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chic. 

Ky. 

29720 

757 

21.00 


20.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R. 

Ind. 

5000 

865 

28.00 

.. 

23.00 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Ind. 

Ia. 

5116 

1308 

42,00 

38.40 

31.90 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Chi. 

Md. 

10666 

380 

11.00 


10.80 

Ad. 

Penn. R.R.via Balti. 

Tex 

10358 

1721 

68.00 


47.90 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

Ct. 

1J 660 

89 

3.30 

2.65 

• • . • • 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.Haven. 

Mass 

6500 

249 

8.00 


7.00 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N. Haven. 

Ill. 

7751 

905 

28.00 


26.35 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Ind. 

Pa. 

7934 

217 

8.00 

5.65 

•«.••• 

U.S. 

D.L.& W.R.R. 

Va. 

7536 

446 

18.00 


14.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Ia. 

21834 

1082 

33.00 


81.70 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Chic. 

Obi ~> 

38677 

802 

26.00 


19.00 

Am. 

N.Y.L.E.& W.R.R 

Da,:. 

5000 

2219 

116.00 


74.60 

Am. 

N.Y. Cent.via Chic. 

Ill. 

9449 

969 

30.00 


28.40 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Ind. 

Mass 

6202 

242 

7.30 


5.25 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.viaProv. 

Ohio 

5911 

756 

26.30 


20.95 

U.S. 

N.Y. Cent.via Cleve. 

Ohio 

7000 

708 

21.00 


19.20 

Am. 

N.Y. Cent.via Cleve. 

Col. 

35630 

1973 

70.00 

. 

53.50 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via St. Lo 

Ia. 

22408 

1268 

41.00 


80.00 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chic. 

Mich 

133269 

679 

20.00 


16.25 

Am. 

N.Y.C.via S. Bridge 

44 

44 

635 

21.00 


16.25 

U.S. 

D.L.& W.via Buffalo 

N.H. 

11687 

300 

9.00 


7.93 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.via Bosfc 

Ia. 

22254 

1087 

33.00 

•••••» 

32.00 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chic. 

Min. 

4000 

1476 

50.00 


41.13 

U.S. 

N.Y. Cent.via Chic. 

N.Y. 

6900 

460 

18.00 

10.25 

• . . . . 

U.S. 

N.Y.L.E.& West 

Pa. 

11924 

81 

3.00 

2.25 


Ad. 

Lehigh Valley R.R. 

N. J. 

8349 

13 

1 00 

30 


Ad. 

Penn. R. R. 

Mich 

29100 

720 

23.00 

24.00 

17.75 

Am. 

N.Y.L.E.&W.viaBuf 

Ill. 

10000 

1061 

29.00 

r - - 

19.00 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 

Wis. 

10118 

1234 

38.00 

38.45 

31.95 

Am. 

Penn. R.R.via Chic. 

Ill. 

10040 

948 

27.00 

28.10 


Am. 

44 44 (4 

N. J. 

28229 

12 

45 

30 


Loc 

Penn. R. R. 

Ind. 

6939 

838 

31.00 

23.75 

19.00 

U.S. 

N.Y. Cent.via Cleve. 

Me. 

5051 

500 

18.00 

12.00 

, , t t , 

Ad. 

N.Y &N.II.via Bost 

N.Y. 

20541 

264 

10.00 

7.25 

«•••«• 

U.S. 

D.L.& W R.R. 

Ohio 

5000 

631 

18.00 

17.30 

13.80 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Cleve 

Kan. 

5000 

1461 

46.00 

42.35 

35.10 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.A-iaSt.Lo. 

Pa. 

27730 

508 

17.00 

13.75 

11.60 

Am. 

N.Y.C.R.R.via Buf. 

Ark 

5000 

1397 

58.00 


88.45 

Ad. 

Penn. R.R.via St Lo. 

Ind. 

29280 

980 

40.00 

28.85 

24.05 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 

Mass 

49006 

182 

11.00 

3.00 


Ad. 

Fall River Steamers 

Dak. 

10000 

1565 

67.00 


43.40 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Chic. 

Min. 

5428 

1356 

46.00 

39.25 

82.00 

U.S. 

44 44 44 

Fla. 

3000i1098 

35.00 

88.10 

31.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 






















































































73 


Cities & Towns. 

State 

Pop’n 

Distance 

<_ 

Time 
H M 

Fa 

Unl’t 
$ cts 

res 

t* 

Lim 

$ cts 

r* Wf 

n M,' 

<D 

.1 

w 

T—- 1 

Railways" leaving) 
New York"City> 

Fitchburg. 

Mass 

12405 

218 

8.00 

5.34 

• ••••. 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.viaSprin 1 

Flint. 

Mich 

9019 

684 

24.00 

23.00 

16.95 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Detr. 

Fond Du Lac.. 

Wis. 

13091 

1060 

33.00 

.. 

27.00 

Am. 

N. Y. Cent.viaChi. 

JPnx’t Sent.t..... 


5512 

1364 

49 00 

36 00 


Ad 


Fnrt Wayne- - - 

Ind 

26880 

764 

24 00 

1850 


Ad 

IVnn. "R P vi'n Pitt« 

Fort Worth.... 

Tex. 

7000 

1744 

65M0 

53.25 

44.40 

Ad! 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

Framingham.. 

Mass 

5720 

209 

6.00 

5.00 

. 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H.viaSprin 

Frankfort. 

Ken. 

6979 

878 

28.00 

25.00 

. 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Cincin 

Franklin. 

Pa. 

5500 

543 

19.00 

13.80 

12.60 

Ad. 

N.Y.L.E.& W.R.R. 

Frederick. 

Md. 

8659 

239 

10.00 

7.25 


Ad. 

Penn.R*.R.via Col Pa 

Frederick'burg 

Va. 

5000 

247 

9.25 

8.20 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Freeport. 

Ill. 

10000 

933 

31.30 

30.00 

23.50 

Am. 

Penn. R.R.via Chi. 

Fremont. 

Ohio 

8496 

688 

19.00 

18.95 

16.70 

Am. 

N.Y Cent, via Cleve. 

Ti'rn«t.hnrp'___ 

Md 

6000 

397 

12 00 

11.50 


Ad 

Penn.R.R.via Rail 

Galena. 

Ill. 

8209 

1095 

38.00 

31.00 

25.05 

Am. 

N.Y. Cent, via Chi. 

Galesburg. 

44 

11446 

1075 

31.40 

30.00 

24.90 

Am. 

U 14 44 

Gallon.. T.. 

Ohio 

5635 

689 

21.00 

20.50 


Am. 

a 44 44 

Galveston. 

Tex. 

22253 

1788 

71.00 

57.60 

46.95 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash 

44 

44 

44 






Mallory’s Steamers. 

Geneva. 

N.Y. 

5861 

343 

10.00 

7.00 


Am. 

N.Y. Central R. R. 

Georgetown... 

D. C. 

12578 

228 

6.05 

. 

6.50 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.viaBalt. 

Gloucester. 

Blass 

19329 

261 

8.30 

•. 

6.88 

Ad. 

N.Y. & N.H.via Post 

Gloversville.... 

N.Y. 

7400 

210 

6.30 

4.25 


Am. 

N.Y, Cent. viaFonda. 

Grand Haven.. 

Mich 

5914 

859 

23.00 

25.70 

20.00 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Detr. 

Grand Rapids.. 

44 

41934 

828 

21.30 

24.70 

19.00 

Am. 


Great Falls.... 

N.H. 

8000 

303 

9.00 

. 

7.60 

Ad. 

N.Y. & N.H.via Bost 

Green Bay. 

Wis. 

7479 

1110 

33.00 

33.75 

27.25 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chi. 

Greenbush. 

N.Y. 

5021 

143 

4.00 

3.00 


Am. 

N. Y. Central 

Greensboro.... 

N.C. 

5000 

494 

20.00 

. 

16.10 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Greenville. 

s.u. 

6155 

720 

27.30 

. 

23.15 

Ad. 


Greenwich. 

ot. 

7965 

28 

1.00 

62 

. 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H. 

Goldsboro. 

N.C. 

3415 

621 

27.00 


14.80 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via "Wash. 

Hagerstown... 

Md. 

7099 

270 

10.00 


7.75 

Ad. 

Penn. R. R. 

Hamilton. 

Ohio 

12122 

782 

24.00 

20.90 

18.00 

U.S. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts 

Hannibal. 

Bio. 

11074 

1118 

35.00 

32.95 

26.25 

u.s. 

Penn.R.R.viaQuinc. 

Harrisburgli... 

Pa. 

30760 

196 

6.45 

5 50 

. 

Ad. 

Penn. R. R. 


Ct 


110 

3 45 

2.65 


Ad. 

NY .& N.H. 

44 

44 

44 

150 

14.00 

1.25 


Ad. 

Steamers Peck Slip. 


Blass 

18475 

263 

8 00 


6.93 

Ad. 

N.Y. & N. H.via Bos. 

Hazleton. 

Pa. 

7546 

147 

4.45 

4.40 


U.S. 

Lehigh Valley R. R. 

TTaIpha._. 

Bfon 

8000 

2476 

99.00 


94.00 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chi. 

Henderson.... 

Ky. 

6573 

990 

33.00 

29.35 


Ad. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts 

Hoboken. 

N. J. 

30999 

1 

10 

03 


Loc 

Ferry at Barclay St 

Holyoke. 

Blass 

21857 

145 

4.32 

3.50 

. 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.R.R. 

Honesdale. 

Pa. 

7000 

136 

5.20 

4.40 


U.S. 

N.Y.L.E.&W. 

Hornellsville.. 

N.Y. 

8200 

332 

10.30 

8.50 

.. 

U.S. 


Houston....... 

Tex. 

18646 

1735 

66.00 

56.10 

45.45 

Ad. 

Penn, R. R. 

Hudson. 

N.Y. 

8770 

114 

3.20 

2.28 


Am. 

N.Y.C.& H.R.R. 

Huntsville . 

Ala. 

6500 

958 

38.00 

31.45 

26.65 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R. 

Hyde Park.... 

Blass 

7090 

222 

7.00 


5.00 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H.viaProv, 

Indianapolis... 

Ind. 

75074 

817 

25.00 


21.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 

IowaCity . 

Ia. 

8865 

1136 

35.00 

30.00 

•••••* 

Am. 

N.Y. Cent.viaChic. 

Ironton . . 

Ohio 

9000 

969 

30.00 

27.00 

.. 

Ad. 

N.Y.Cent.viaToledo 

Ishpeming . 

Blich 

6843 

1205 

41.00 

40.95 

34.95 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.viaChic. 

Ithaca .... 

N.Y. 

9140 

262 

9.30 

7.10 

. 

U.S. 

D.L.&W.via Owego. 

Jackson . 

Blich 

19136 

755 

19.00 

21.85 

17.35 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Detr. 





































































74 


Cities & Towns. 

State 

Pop’n 

Distance 

Time 

H M 

Fa 

Unl’t 
$ cts 

res j 

Lim 
$ cts 

Express 

Railways leaving 
New York City. 

Jackson 11 . 

lYTiss 


43.00 

35.00 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Chat. 

Jacksonville... 

Fla. 

2C500 

1038 

36.00 

31.00 

,••••• 

Ad. 

Penn. R. R 

Jacksonville... 

Ill. 

10927 

1127 

37.00 

30.60 

24.25 

U.S. 

4 b l( 

Jamaica. 

N.Y. 

10089 

10 

1.00 

30 

«••••• 

L.I. 

Long Island R. R. 

Jamestown.... 

N.Y. 

8514 

447 

14.00 

10.25 


U.S. 

N. Y.L.E.& W.R.R. 

Janesville. 

Wis. 

9035 

1003 

30.00 

25.00 

• • * • • • 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Chi. 

Jefferson City. 

Mo. 

5420 

1186 

35.00 

35.25 

28.00 

U.S. 

Penn.R.R.via St. Lo 

Jefferson ...... 

Tex 

8000 

1613 

62.00 

47.95 

39,10 

U.S. 

44 4b 4b 

Jeffersonville.. 

Ind. 

10422 

869 

28.00 

27.30 

21.25 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Louis. 

Jersey City.... 

N. J. 

120728 

2 

10 

.03 


Loc 

Penn.R.R. via Ferry 

Johnstown .... 

Pa. 

22000 

366 

12.30 

10.61 


Ad. 

Penn. R. R. 

Joliet_____ 

Ill 

16145 

922 

27 00 

24.00 


Am. 

Penn.R.R.via. Chic 

Joplin . 

Mo. 

7038 

1394 

45.00 

36.95 

»••••• 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.viaSt.Lo. 

Kalamazoo.. .. 

Mich 

13912 

817 

26.00 

20.55 

19.30 

Am. 

N.Y.C.via Detroit. 

Kankakee . 

Ill. 

6000 

977 

28.00 

27.25 

20.75 

Am. 

N.Y.C'.via Chicago 

Kansas City. .. 

Mo. 

55813 

1336 

47.00 

38.00 

«••••• 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

Keene . 

N.H. 

6789 

210 

7.30 

5.55 

• ••••» 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.II.viaC.R. 

Kenosha . 

Wis. 

5043 

952 

28.00 

28.60 

...... 

Am. 

N Y. Cent, via Chic. 

Keokuk . 

Ia. 

12117 

1130 

36.00 

33.10 

26.25 

Am. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts. 

Key West . 

Fla. 

12000 

1400 

.. 

45.00 

. 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R. 

44 ti 

44 







Mallory Steamers 

Kingston . 

N.Y. 

18342 

90 

3.00 

1.76 


Am. 

N.Y.& W.S.R.R. 

Knoxville . 

Tenn 

13928 

736 

25.00 

23.55 

...... 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Cin. 

La Crosse . 

Wis. 

14505 

1188 

35.00 

36.45 

29.95 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chic. 

Lafayette . 

Ind. 

14860 

860 

29.00 

25.40 

20.00 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 

Lancaster . 

Ohio 

7000 

641 

21.00 

18.20 

16.25 

Ad. 

44 bb 

Lancaster . 

Pa. 

25769 

159 

4.20 

4.55 

. . . . . 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Phil. 

Lansing . 

Mich 

9776 

725 

26.00 

18.70 

17.55 

Am. 

D L.& W.via Buffalo 

Lansingburg .. 

N.Y. 

6400 

154 

6.00 

3.37 

...... 

Nat 

N.Y.C.via Troy. 

La Porte . 

Ind. 

6189 

903 

30.00 

25.00 

20.00 

Am. 

N.Y. Cent.via Cleve. 

La Salle . 

Ill. 

7250 

999 

30.00 

27.00 


Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chic. 

Las Vegas . 

N.M. 

6000 

2110 

84.00 

70.35 

62.85 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

Lawrence . 

Kan. 

8523 

1405 

47 00 

40.00 

32.75 

Ad. 

‘i it tt 

Lawrence. 

Mass 

39178 

256 

8.00 


6.20 

Ad. 

N.Y & N.II.via Bost 

Leavenworth. . 

Kan. 

16550 

1370 

46 00 

39.00 

31.75 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

Lebanon . 

Pa. 

8787 

209 

9.00 

4.85 


Ad- 

Lehigh Valley R R 

Lewiston . 

Me. 

19083 

375 

1,3.00 

8 75 

Ad 

N . Y.& N. H.via Bos*’ 

Lexington . 

Ky. 

16666 

834 

29.00 

23.90 

20.40 

Ad. 

Penn R.R.via Cin. ' 

Lima.... .. 

Ohio 

8000 

705 

24.00 

20.30 

16.50 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 

Lincoln . 

Ill. 

5528 

1048 

35.00 

29.25 

23.35 

U.S. 

44 44 44 

Lincoln . 

Neb. 

13004 

1467 

48.00 

41.70 

85.20 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Chic„ 

Little Falls.... 

N.Y, 

6940 

217 

7.00 

4.40 


Am. 

N.Y. Central. 

Little Rock.... 

Ark 

13185 

1296 

46.00 

41.85 

33.00 

Ad. 

Penn. R. R. 

Lock Haven... 

Pa. 

9000 

368 

13.00 

7.74 


Ad. 

Penn R.R.via Phil. 

Lockport . 

N.Y. 

13522 

428 

12.00 

8.60 

•••••. 

Am. 

N.Y.& N.H. via Roc. 

Logansport.... 

Ind. 

11189 

823 

28.00 

24.30 

19.00 

Ad. 

Penn. R. R.via Pitts. 

Long Branch.. 

N. J. 

6500 

30 

2.00 

1.00 


Ad. 

N.J S.R.R. 

Los Angeles... 

Cal. 

11311 

3234 

135.00 

139.00 

122.50 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

Louisville . 

Ky. 

123645 

867 

28.00 

24.00 

..... 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Cin. 

Lowell . 

Mass 

50485 

256 

8 00 


5 76 

Ad 

N Y ^N H.via Bost 

Lynchburg.... 

Va. " 

20500 

401 

14.00 

15.50 

12.60 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Lynn . 

Mass 

38284 

241 

8 00 


5 70 

Ad 

NY & N H via Bos 

Long Island Cy 

N.Y. 

17117 

2 

10 

04 


L.I. 

7th & 34th St. Ferry 

McKeesport... 

Pa. 

7997 

459 

15.00 

9.55 

9.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 

Macon. 

Ga. 

12748 

925 

31.00 

25.00 

. 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Madison. 

Ind. 

9009 

898 

29.00 

24.40 

20.90 

U.S, 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 






























































Cities & Towns. 

State 

Pop’n 

Distance 

Time 
H M 

Fa 

Unl’t 
$ cts 

res 

Lim 
$ cts 

Express 

Railways leaving 
New York City. 

Madison. 

Wis 

10325 

1051 

31.00 

26 00 


Am 


Mahaney City. 

Pa. 

7350 

160 

5.20 

4.40 

• ••••• 

Ad.' 

Lehigh Valley R. R. 

Malden. 

M a,ss 

12017 

235 

7.15 


5 75 

Ad. 

N.Y. N H via Bost 

Manchester.... 

Ct. 

6462 

118 

4.10 


3.00 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.via Hart 

Manchester.... 

N.H. 

32630 

262 

8.00 


6.54 

Ad. 

N.Y. & N. H.via Bos. 

Manchester.... 

Va. 

, 6035 

306 

12.00 

10.35 

...... 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R. via Rich. 

Manitowoc.... 

Wis, 

6563 

1062 

33.001 29.00 

25.75 

Am. 

Penn. R.R.via Chi. 

Mankato. 

Min. 

6000 

1299 

43.00 

40.15 

33.65 Am. 

44 44 44 

Mansfield. 

Ohio 

9992 

682 

20.30 

17.75 

15.25 Ad. 

NW.L.E.&W.viaSal 

Marblehead.... 

Mass 

7400 

247 

7.30 


5.85 Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H. via Bos. 

Marietta. 

Ohio 

6000 

598 

21.00 

18.00 

14.60 

Ad. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts 

Marlboro. 

Mass 

10126 

216 

6.30 

• • • . 

5.50 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H.viaFram 

Marquette. 

Mich 

5612 

1112 

42.00 

31.50 

28.50 

Ad. 

N.Y.Cent.via Detr. 

Marshall. 

Tex. 

5657 

1629 

58.00 

48.45 

39.60 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

Marshalltown. 

Ia. 

6400 

1200 

38.00 

31.00 


Am. 

Penn. R.R.via Chic. 

Martinsburg... 

W.V 

6384 

302 

10.00 

8.45 


B.O 

Penn.R.R.via Balt. 

Massillon. 

Ohio 

6754 

554 

17.00 

15.80 

13.70 Ad. 

Penn. R. Ii. via Pitts 

Mattoon. 

Ill. 

6000 

945 

30.00 

26.35 

22.85 Am. 

*4 44 44 

Mauch Chunk. 

Pa. 

5603 

107 

5.00 

3.60 

•••••• 

Ad. 

Lehigh Valley R.R. 

Maysville. 

Kv 

6500 

887 

26 00 

26 00 


Arl 

TY^ini. R. B via Pitts 

Meadville. 

Pa. 

10500 

515 

15.10 

13.50 

12.451 Ad. 

N.Y.L.E.&W.viaSal 

Medford. 

Mass 

7554 

236 

7.25 


5.62 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.via Bos. 

Memphis.._ 

Ten, 

33593 

1161 

38 00 

30 00 



Penn P R. via- Cine 

Menomonee.... 

Wis. 

5578 

1178 

36.00 

35.75 

32.00 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Chic. 

Meriden. 

Ct. 

18340 

91 

2.35 

2.20 

...... 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H. 

Michigan City. 

Ind. 

7500 

905 

30.00 

22.40 

20.00 

Am. 

NW.Cent.viaToledo 

Middletown.... 

Ct. 

11731 

97 

4.10 

2.65 

...... 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.viaBerl. 

Middletown.... 

N. Y. 

8700 

67 

4.00 

2.05 

...... 

U.S. 

N.Y.L.E.& W.R.R. 

Milford. 

Ma.ss 

9310 

226 

7 30 


6.75 

Ad. 

N.YT&N.H.viaS.Fra 

Millville. 

N.J. 

8000 

130 

4.30 

3.45 


Ad. 

New Jersey Central 

Milwaukee .... 

Wis. 

115578 

985 

30.00 

25.00 


Am. 

Penn. R. R. via Ch ic. 

Minersville .... 

Pa. 

5090 

163 

7.30 

4.70 


Ad. 

Phil.&Read.viaRea. 

Minneapolis... 

Min. 

100000 

1332 

36.00 

35.00 


Am. 

Penn. R. R.via Chi. 

Moberly. 

Mo. 

6070 

1188 

35.00 

•••••. 

22.00 

U.S. 

Penn. R. R.via Han. 

Mobile. 

Ala. 

31205 

1232 

44.00 

44.15 

34.65 

Ad. 

Penn. R. R. 

Moline. 

Ill. 

7740 

1156 

38.00 

28.35 

25.10 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Chi. 

Monmouth. 

Ill. 

5004 

1101 

36.00 

28 65 

25.40 

Am. 

4b 4 4 44 

Montclair. 

N.J. 

5146 

14 

1.00 

35 


Loc 

D.L.& W.R.R. 

Monroe. 

Mich 

5216 

710 

23.00 

17.25 

16.25 

Am. 

N.Y. Cent.via Cleve. 

Montgomery... 

Ala. 

16714 

1053 

37.00 

29.25 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash 

Morristown.... 

N. S. 

5446 

31 

1.00 

1.00 

. 

Ad. 

D.L.& W.R.R. 

Mount Vernon. 

Ohio 

5400 

705 

23.00 

17.70 

15.25 

Ad. 

N Y\ Cent, via Cleve 

Muncie. 

Ind. 

5221 

829 

26.00 

21.15 

18.25 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 

Muscatine. 

la. 

8394 

1119 

35.00 

29.30 

26.05 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via Chi. 

Muskegon. 

Mich 

17845 

875 

27.00 

21.65 

20.40 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Detr. 

Nashua. 

N.II. 

1,3397 

236 

7.15 

6.04 

. 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H.via Wor. 

Nashville. 

Ten. 

43461 

1003 

33.00 

30.45 

26.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Louis. 

Natick_.... 

Mass 

8480 

215 

5 30 

3 00 


Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.viaSprin 

Natchez. 

Miss 

7058 

1338 

44 00 

36 00 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Nebraska City. 

Neb. 

5000 

1431 

15.00 

37 75 

34.50 

U.S. 

N.Y. Cent.via Chic. 

New Albany... 

Ind. 

16422 

885 

28.00 

27.30 

21.50 

Ad 

Penn. RR. viaPitts. 

Newark. 

N. J. 

136100 

9 

30 

20 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R. 

Newark. 

Ohio 

10000 

604 

20.30 

18.45 

15.25 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 

New Bedford.. 

Mass 

26875 

207 

7.00 

6.00 

...... 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H.via Mans 

New Bern. 

N.C. 

7000 

683 

30.00 

17.20 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

New Brighton. 

N.Y. 

8007 

6 

45 

10 


Loc 

Staten Island Ferry 












































































76 


Cities & Towns. 

State 

Popn 

Distance 

Time 

H M 

Fa 

Unl’t 
$ cts 

res 

Lim 
| cts 

Express 

Railways leaving 
New York City. 

New Britain... 

Ct. 

14000 

108 

4.30 

2.47 


Ad. 

N.Y'.&N.H. via Ber. 

New Brunswick 

N. J. 

17167 

82 

2.30 

94 


Ad. 

Penn. R. R. 

Newburgh. 

N.Y. 

18050 

57 

2.13 

1.16 


Nat 

N. Y. & West Shore. 

Newbury port.. 

Mass 

13537 

270 

8.00 

7.08 

. 

Ad. 

N.Y & N.II.via Dost 

New Castle.... 

Pa. 

10292 

493 

15.00 

14.05 

12.75 

Ad. 

Penn. R R.via Pitts. 

New Haven.... 

Ct. 

62882 

76 

2.00 

1.75 


Ad. 

N.Y.& N.Haven. 

New London.. 

Ct, 

10529 

128 

3.30 

3.25 


Ad. 

lb It 

New Orleans... 

Lei. 

216140 

1374 

56.00 

36.00 


Ad. 

Penn. R. R. 

Newport. 

R. I. 

15603 

155 

9.00 

2.00 


Ad. 

Fall River Steamer. 


Ky 

20433 






Opp Cinrinnati. 

Newton. 

Mass 

16995 

225 

7.00 

5.00 

. 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.II.via Spr. 

Newton... .... 

Kan. 

5000 

1619 

54.00 

44.55 

37.30 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via St. Lo 

Niagara Falls.. 

N.Y. 

5048 

441 

14.00 

9.25 

..... 

Am. 

N. Y. Central. 

Norfolk-. 

Va 

21960 

300 

25.00 


7.00 

Ad. 

Old Dominion Strs. 

44 

44 

21960 

400 

14.00 

10.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R. via Balt. 

Norristown .... 

Pa. 

13064 

107 

3.45 

2.80 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R. Sch. Div. 

North Adams.. 

Mass 

10192 

196 

7.05 

4.75 


Nat 

N. Y.&N. H. via N. 

Northampton.. 

44 

12172 

152 

4.38 

3.65 


Ad. 

44 44 it 

Norwalk. 

Ct. 

13956 

42 

1.20 

.95 


Ad. 

N.Y.& New Haven. 

Norwalk....... 

Ohio 

5831 

660 

26.00 

16.50 


Am. 

N.Y Cent.via Cleve. 

Norwich. 

Ct. 

21141 

136 

4.00 

3.70 


Ad. 

N .Y.& N.H.via N.L, 

Norwich. 

N.Y. 

5000 

248 

10.00 

6.20 


Ad. 

D. L. & W. via Brig. 

Oakland. 

Cal 

34556 

3301 

143.00 

122.50 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

Ogden.. 

Ut'h 

6069 

2425 

105 00 

87.50 


Am. 

N. Y. C. via Chic. 

(Jgdensburg.... 

N.Y. 

10340 

375 

14.00 

9.60 


Am. 

N.Y. Cent.via Utica. 

Oil City. 

Pa. 

9644 

551 

19.30 

14.05 

12.60 

Ad. 

N. Y. L. E.&W.via Sal 

Olneyville...... 

R. I. 

5765 

186 

5.20 

5.00 


Ad. 

N. Y. & N. H. R. R. 

Omaha. 

Neb. 

50518 

1392 

49.00 

38.00 


Am. 

N.Y.C.via Chicago; 

Orange. 

N. J. 

13206 

13 

1.00 

30 


U.S. 

N.Y.L.E. & W.R.R. 

Oshkosh....... 

Wis. 

15749 

1077 

32.00 

28.00 


Am. 

Penn. R. R. via Chi. 

Oskaloosa. 

Ia. 

5000 

1192 

40.00 

32.00 

28.75 

U.S. 

Penn.R.R.via Ind. 

Oswego. 

N.Y. 

21117 

320 

13.30 

7.25 


Nat 

N.Y.C.via Rome. 

Ottawa. 

Ill. 

10000 

966 

30.00 

25.00 


Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chic. 

Ottumwa. 

Ia. 

9018 

1236 

43.00 

31.70 

28.45 

Am. 

44 44 44 

Owego. 

N.Y. 

6037 

237 

7.50 

6.60 


U.S. 

N.Y.L.E.& West 

Owensboro.... 

Ky. 

10000 

1030 

40.30 

28.32 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R. via Cin. 

Paducah. 

Ky. 

10868 

1088 

38.00 

29.92 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R. via Cm. 

Parsons. 

Kan 

5000 

1412 

•47.00 

40.45 

34.70 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

Parkersburg... 

W.V 

6510 

586 

18.00 

15.50 


B.O 

Penn. R. R. via Balt. 

Passaic. 

N.J. 

7000 

12 

40 

35 


U.S. 

N.Y.L.E.& W.R.R. 

Paterson. 

N.J. 

50887 

16 

1.00 

50 


U.S, 

44 44 44 

Pawtucket. 

R. I. 

19030 

191 

5.30 

5.00 


Ad. 

N.Y.(S' N.H. via Prov 

Peabody. 

Mass 

9033 

248 

8.00 


5.85 

Ad 

N Y AN H via Bost 

Peekskill. 

N.Y. 

6990 

42 

1.22 

82 

Am. 

N.Y.C.& H.R.R.R. 

Pekin. 

Ill. 

6500 

1022 

33.00 

24.00 


Am 

Penn R. vin-Tnd. 

Pensacola. 

Fla. 

1050j 

1214 

46.00 

34.65 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Peoria. 

Ill. 

29315 

1008 

33.00 

27.25 

23.25 

Am. 

Penn. R. R.via Pitts. 

Peru. 

Ind. 

6000 

807 

21.00 

22.00 

18.45 

U.S, 

Penn.R R.via Pitts. 

Petersburg.... 

Ya. 

21656 

328 

10.00 

11.35 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Philadelphia... 

Pa. 

846984 

90 

2.00 

2.50 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R. & N.J.S. 

Phillipsburgh.. 

N.J. 

7169 

85 

3.00 

2.20 


Ad, 

D.L.& W.R.R. 

Phoenixville... 

Pa. 

6692 

117 

3.30 

3.85 


Ad. 

Phil.&Read.R.R. 

Piqua. 

Ohio 

6036 

710 

23.00 

19.50 

17.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 

Pittsburg. 

Pa. 

156381 

444 

11.30 

12.50 


Ad. 

Penn, R. R 

Pittsfield. 

Mass 

13367 

166 

6.05 

3.40 


Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.via Hous 

Pittston. 

Pa. 

10005 

183 

6.40 

5.00 


Ad. 

Phil. & Read. R.R. 






































































77 


Cities & Towns. 


State 

Pop’n 

Distance 

Time 
H M 

Fa 

Unl’t 
$ cts 

res 

Lim 
$ cts 

Express 

Railways leaving 
New York City. 

N.J. 

8005 

24 

45 

70 


Ad. 

Phil.&Read.R.R. 

N.Y. 

5G00 

308 

11.30 

9.10 


Nat 

N.Y. Cent. viaRut. V t 

Mass 

7094 

276 

8.30 

7.59 

. 

Ad. 

N.Y. & N.H.via Bost 

Ohio 

55G0 

771 

27.00 

33.00 


Ad. 

Penn. R.R.via Col. O 

Mich 

10000 

618 

20.00 

15.25 

...... 

U.S. 

N.Y.L.E.via Buffalo 

N.Y. 

8677 

88 

3.00 

2.70 

...... 

u.s. 

N.Y.L.E.& W. 

Me. 

33810 

340 

10.00 

8.00 

...... 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H. via Bos. 

Ore. 

20500 

3221 

140.00 

129.00 


Am. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

N.H. 

9732 

278 

9.00 

7.10 


Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.via Bos. 

Ohio 

11314 

695 

23.00 

21.00 

17.75 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Balt. 

Ya. 

11388 

400 

16.00 

8.50 

...... 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash 

Pa. 

7214 

130 

3.08 

3.70 


Ad. 

Phil, & Read.R.R. 

Pa. 

13253 

183 

5.00 

4.55 


Ad. 

it it it 

N.Y. 

20207 

73 

2.15 

1.46 


Am. 

N.Y.C.&H.RRR 

R.I. 

104850 

186 

5.20 

5.00 

• ••••* 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H. 

Col. 

7821 

1960 

85.00 

53.50 

*«•••• 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

N.J. 

3209 

50 

2.00 

1.51 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R. 

Ct. 

5827 

152 

5.00 

4.05 

...... 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.via Hart 

Mass 

10529 

236 

7.15 


5.75 

Ad. 

N.Y. & N. II.via Bos. 

Ill. 

27275 

1120 

35.00 

30.00 


Ad. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts 

Wis. 

1G031 

962 

28.00 

25.70 

22.45 

Am. 

N. Y. Cent.via Chi. 

N. J. 

6430 

20 

55 

45 


Am. 

Penn. R. R. 

N.C. 

12000 

527 

18.00 

15.20 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Pa. 

43280 

128 

4.30 

3.65 


Ad. 

Phil. & Read.R.R. 

Min. 

5811 

1281 

42.00 

36.00 

32.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Chic. 

Tnd. 

12743 

692 

11.30 

10. oO 


Am. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts 

Va. 

63803 

305 

12.00 

10.35 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Min. 

5198 

1259 

41.00 

35.75 

32.00 

Ad. 

Penn. R. R. via Chic. 

N.Y. 

89363 

371 

9.30 

7.68 


Am. 

N. Y. Central 

Ill. 

13136 

1005 

30.00 

25.90 

22.65 

Am. 

N.Y. Cent.via Chic. 

Ill. 

116G0 

1093 

34.00 

28.40 

25.15 

Am. 

it tt tt 

Me. 

7650 

425 

16.00 

9.00 

..... 

Am. 

N.Y.&N.H. via Bost. 

Ct. 

6000 

118 

4.15 

2.90 


Ad. 

“ “ Hart 

N.Y. 

12045 

252 

7.40 

5.30 


Ad. 

New York Central 

Vt. 

12000 

233 

9.45 

6.25 


Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Troy 

Fla. 

300C 

1126 

40.00 

26.75 


Nat 

Penn.R.R. via Wash 

Me. 

5757 

327 

10 00 


8 00 

Ad 

N.Y.&N.H. viaBost 

Cal. 

21420 

3168 

140.00 

122.50 

• ••«.• 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

Mich 

13767 

724 

23.00 

24.00 

17.75 

Ad. 

N.Y.L.E.&WviaBuf 

Vt. 

7201 

&35 

11.00 

9.25 

. 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Troy 

Mo. 

7652 

1088 

32 00 


22.00 

Nn.t 

Penn.R.R.via Van T. 

Vt. 

5806 

321 

10.00 

8.30 


U.S. 

N.Y.& N.H.viaSprin 

Mo. 

32484 

1324 

47.00 

39.00 

31.75 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Log. 

It 

350522 

1061 

29.00 


19.00 

Am. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts 

Min. 

41498 

1321 

44.00 

37.25 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Chic. 

Mass 

27598 

246 

8.00 


6.38 

Am. 

N.Y.&N.H.viaBost 

N. J. 

6649 

126 

4.20 

3.50 

...... 

Ad 

N.J.S R.R. 

Ore. 

5000 

3288 

140.00 

135.35 


Ad. 

Penn. R. R. viaSt. Lo. 

Ut’h 

20768 

2461 

107.00 

87.50 


Am. 

»t tt tt 

Tex. 

35000 

1951 

84.00 

59.45 

50.60 

Ad. 

tt tt 

Ohio 

15838 

663 

21.00 

18.30 

..... 

Ad. 

N.Y. Cent.via Cleve. 

Cal. 

231000 

.3307 

143.00 

122.50 

, . . . f . 

U.S. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

it 

12567 

3367 

146.00 

122.50 


Ad. 

tt tt it 

N.M. 

6635 

‘>004 

130.00 

68.30 



tt tt tt 

N.Y. 

10822 

180 

6.00 

4.20 


Nat 

N.Y.Cent.via Troy 

Ga. 

30681 

919 

31.00 

24.00 

. 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R. via Wash 


Plainfield.. 

Plattsburg. 

Plymouth. 

Pomeroy.. 

Port Huron.... 

Port Jervis. 

Portland. 

Portland. 

Portsmouth.... 
Portsmouth.... 
Portsmouth.... 

Pottstown. 

Pottsville.. 

Poughkeepsie.. 
Providence.... 

Pueblo. 

Princeton. 

Putnam..., 
Quincy..... 
Quincy.... 

ttacine. 

Rahway. 

Raleigh. 

Reading... 
Redwing.. 
Richmond, 
Richmond. 
Rochester. 


Rockford 


Rockville. 

Rome. 

Rutland. 

St. Augustine 

Saco. 

Sacramento.... 


St. Albans. 
St. Charles. 


St. Joseph.... 

St. Louis. 

St. Paul. 

Salem. 

Salem. 

Salem. 

Salt Lake City. 
San Antonio.... 
Sandusky., 

San Francisco.. 
San Jose... 
Santa Fe. 


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Cities & Towns. 

State 

Pop’n 

Distance 

Time 

H M 

Fai 

Unl’t 
$ cts 

*es 

Lim 
$ cts 

Express 

Railways leaving 
New York City. 

Schenectady... 

N.Y. 

13G75 

160 

5.00 

3.50 

•••«•• 

Am. 

N.Y.C.via Albany. 

Schuylkill Hav. 

Pa. 

5146 

189 

6.00 

5.60 


Ad. 

Phil.&Read.viaRead 

Scranton. 

Pa. 

45850 

149 

5.15 

4.55 

...... 

Ad. 

D.L.& W.R.R. 

Sedalia. 

Mo. 

1500J 

1238 

53.30 

37.15 

29.90 

Ad. 

Penn. R.R.via St.Lo. 

Selma.___ 

Ala., 

7500 

1086 

40.00 

29.26 


Ad. 

Penn. R.R.via Wash. 

Seneca Falls... 

N.Y. 

5896 

332 

10.00 

6.70 

• • • • • • 

Am. 

N.Y.C.via Aubnrn 

Shamokin. 

Pa. 

9000 

138 

4.50 

5.25 

• »•••• 

Ad. 

Phil. & Read. R.R. 

Sharon. 

Pa. 

5711 

558 

18.00 

14.60 

12.75 

U.S. 

N.Y.L.E.&W.via Sal 

Sheboygan.... 

Wis. 

7326 

1183 

42.00 

31.25 

24.75 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chic. 

Shelby ville.... 

Ind. 

5000 

812 

30.00 

28.35 

23.55 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Col. 

Shenandoah... 

Pa. 

10148 

163 

6.00 

4.62 


Ad. 

Lehigh Valley R. R. 

Sherman. 

Te~y, 

7006 

1657 

66.00 

46 25 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 

Shreveport .... 

La. 

11017 

1454 

56.00 

41.05 


Ad. 

44 4b 4b 

Sidney . 

Ohio 

5000 

763 

25.00 

20.70 

17.00 

U.S. 

N.Y. Cent.via Cleve. 

Sing Sing . 

N.Y. 

9000 

32 

1.00 

65 


Am. 

N.Y.C.& H.R.R.R. 

Sioux City . 

Ia. 

7381 

1421 

54.00 

41,30 

34.80 

Am. 

N. Y. C. via Chic. 

Sioux Falls.... 

Dak 

5500 

1508 

60.00 

42.10 

35.60 

Am. 

4b 4b 44 

South Bend.... 

Ind. 

13279 

865 

30.00 

24.25 

19.50 

Am. 

N.Y.C.via Toledo. 

South Norwalk 

Ct. 

5300 

42 

1.19 

1.00 

• ••••♦ 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.Haven. 

Spencer, . 

Mass 

7466 

170 

5.00 

3.80 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R. via Col. 

Springfield .... 

Ill. 

19746 

1012 

32.00 

29.60 


Am. 

N. Y.& N.H.via Sprin 

Springfield .... 

Mass 

33340 

136 

3.45 

3.30 

• ••••» 

Ad. 

N. Y. & N. H. R. R. 

Springfield .... 

Mo. 

6000 

1290 

40.00 

34.10 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via St. Lo 

Springfield .... 

Ohio 

20720 

682 

23.30 

19.85 

17.00 

U.S. 

N.Y.LE.&W.viaSal 

Stamford . 

Ct. 

11298 

35 

1.00 

85 


Ad. 

N.Y.& New Haven. 

Staunton . 

Va. 

7767 

384 

14.00 

12.85 

12.20 

B.O 

Penn. R. R. via Balt. 

Sterling, . 

Ill. 

5841 

1010 

30.00 

29.80 

23.30 

Am. 

Penn. R.R.via Chi. 

Steubenville ... 

Ohio 

12017 

487 

17.00 

14.00 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 

Stillwater, . 

Minn 

9059 

1310 

46.00 

40.00 

32 00 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chic 

Stockton . 

Cal. 

10387 

3216 

140.00 

122.50 


Am 

44 4b 4b 

Streator . 

Ill. 

8000 

1010 

30.00 

29.15 

22.65 

Am. 

44 44 44 

Syracuse . 

N Y 

51791 

290 

8.00 

6.00 


Am 

N V Central, 

Tallahasse, .... 

Fla. 

3500 

1181 

51.00 

32.00 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash. 

Tamaqua. 

Pa. 

6010 

201 

6.30 

4.05 

..... 

Ad. 

L.V.R.R.viaPotts. 

Tarry town,.... 

N.Y. 

6300 

25 

1.00 

50 


Am. 

N. Y.C.& H.R.R.R. 

Taunton. 

Mass 

21213 

207 

6.00 

5.50 

. ... 

Ad. 

N ,Y.& N.H.via Mans 

Terra Haute... 

Ind. 

26040 

894 

30 00 

23.85 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Col. 

Texarkana.... 

Ark 

5000 

1555 

63.00 

46.20 

37 35 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo 

Thompson. 

Ct 

5055 

148 

51.10 

4.25 

...... 

Ad. 

N Y.& N.H.via Hart 

Tiffin. 

Ohio 

7875 

488 

16.00 

19.05 

15.70 

Ad, 

Penn. R. R.via Pitts. 

Titusville. 

Pa. 

10000 

502 

18.00 

13.50 

11.95 

Am. 

N.Y.L.E.& West 

Toledo. 

Ohio 

50143 

706 

25.30 

21.00 

17 50 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 

Topeka. 

Kan. 

15451 

1402 

56.00 

40.50 

33.25 

Ad. 

Penn. R.R.via St.Lo 

Trenton. 

N. J. 

30000 

57 

1.30 

1.75 


Ad. 

Penn. R. R. 

Troy.. 

N.Y. 

56747 

148 

4.40 

3.25 


Am. 

N Y.C.& HudsonRiv 

Tucson. 

Ariz. 

6994 

2728 

124 00 

84 75 


Ad. 

Penn R R via N <5 

Union,. 

N. J. 

5849 

110 

4.00 

3.00 


West Jersev R.R. 

Urbaha. 

Ohio 

6257 

679 

22.00 

19.90 

17 00 

Ad. 

Penn. R.R. via Col. 

Utica. 

N.Y. 

38913 

238 

7.10 

5.00 


Am. 

N.Y. C.& II.R.R. 

Valparaiso,.... 

Ind. 

5500 

868 

>8.00 

25.25 

20.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts 

Vicksburg. 

Miss 

11814 

1268 

52 00 

36 00 


Ad 

Pprm R R vin Wndi 

Vincennes. 

Ind. 

7683 

938 

31.00 

2L30 

22.50 

Ad. 

Penn.R..via Ind. 

Virginia City.. 

Nev, 

13705 

3019 

137.00 

132.00 

125.00 

U.S, 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo 

Waco. 

Tex 

7317 

1886 

85.00 

53.95 

45.10 

Ad. 

44 44 44 

Wakefield. 

Mass 

5785 

245 

8.00 

•«.••• 

5.75 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H.via Bost 

Walla Walla... 

W.T. 

5500 

3132 

142,00 

120.00 

...... 

Am. 

Penn.R.R.via St.Lo. 
































































79 


Cities & Towns. 

State 

Pop’n 

Distance 

Time 
H M 

Fa 

Unl’t 
$ cts 

res 

Lim 
$ cts 

Express 

Railways leaving 
New York City. 

Warren. 

Ohio 

5000 

575 

23.00 

14.95 

12.75 

u.s. 

N.Y.L.E.&W. 

Warren. 

Pa. 

500C 

515 

20.00 

12.50 

10.85 

Ad. 

4* 44 44 

Washington... 

D.C. 

147307 

228 

6.05 

. 

6.50 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Balt. 

Washington... 

Pa. 

5000 

497 

16.00 

13.50 


Ad. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts 

Waterbury.... 

Ct. 

30000 

88 

3.00 

2.30 

. 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.viaBrid. 

Waterloo. 

Ia. 

5631 

1183 

38.00 

34.85 

28.35 

Am. 

N. Y. Cent.via Chi. 

Watertown.... 

Wis. 

9524 

1042 

31.00 

26.00 


Am. 

44 44 44 

VV atertown .... 

N Y 

10697 

329 

11 35 

7 50 


Am, 

N.Y Cent via. Rome 

Watertown.... 

Wis. 

7868 

1091 

31.00 

31.10 

24.60 

Am. 

N.Y. Cent.via Chic. 

Westchester... 

Pa. 

7000 

117 

3.30 

3.00 


Ad. 

Penn. R. R. via Phil 

Westfield. 

Mass 

7641 

134 

5.00 

3.65 


Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H. 

Weymouth.... 

Mass 

10571 

245 

8.00 

6.00 

. 

Ad. 

N.Y. & N. Il.via Bos. 

Wheeling. 

W.V 

31266 

510 

17.27 

14.50 

14.00 

Ad. 

Penn. R. R. via Pitts 

Wichita. 

Kari 

6254 

1520 

60 00 

40 35 


Ad 

Penn R, R via St T.r> 

Wickford. 

R.I. 

5000 

167 

5.30 

4.50 


Am. 

N.Y.& N.H. viaN.U 

Wilkesbarre... 

Pa. 

23339 

182 

6.20 

5.00 


Ad. 

Lehigh Valley R.R. 

Williamsport.. 

Pa. 

18934 

288 

9.50 

8.30 

7.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Harr. 

Willimantic.... 

Ct. 

.5181 

141 

4.00 

3.44 

...... 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H.via Hart 

Wilmington.... 

N.C. 

17361 

592 

23.00 

18.00 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Wash 

Wilmington.... 

Del. 

42499 

117 

3.15 

3.25 


Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Phil. 

Winchester.... 

Ya. 

5000 

315 

12.00’ 

9.20 


B.O 

Penn.R.R.via Balt. 

Winona. 

Min. 

10208 

1197 

40.00 

40.00 

...... 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chic. 

Winsted. 

Ct. 

5000 

117 

4.30 

3.00 

...... 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N.H. via Brid. 

Woburn. 

Mass 

10938 

242 

7.30 


6 00 

Ad. 

N.Y.&N H via Bos 

Woonsocket... 

R.I. 

16053 

193 

6.30 

5.30 


Ad. 

“ ‘ k Hart 

Wooster. 

Ohio 

5933 

579 

18.00 

16.55 

14.05 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 

Worcester. 

Mass 

70295 

190 

5.17 

4.54 

...... 

Ad. 

N.Y.& N.H.viaSprin 

W y an <1 otte___ 

Mich 

6149 

650 

23 00 

18 50 


Am, 

N.Y. Cent.via, Detrn 

Xenia. 

Ohio 

7026 

692 

23.00 

20.10 

17.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Col.O. 

Yankton. 

Dak. 

5000 

1482 

59.00 

42.10 

36.40 

U.S. 

N.Y.Cent.via Chic. 

Yonkers. 

N.Y. 

18892 

14 

30 

30 


Am. 

N. Y.C.& H.RRR 

York. 

Pa, 

13940 

245 

8.00 


6.42 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R. via Balt 

Youngstown... 

Ohio 

15431 

595 

20.00 

14.55 

12.75 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 

Ypsilanti. 

Mich 

5302 

709 

23.00 

21.25 

16.75 

Am. 

N.Y.Cent.via Detr. 

Zanesville. 

Ohio 

18120 

616 

20.00 

17.00 

15.00 

Ad. 

Penn.R.R.via Pitts. 


DISTANCES BY WATER FROM NEW YORK TO 


Amsterdam. 

Miles. 

Dublin. 

Miles. 

Pernambuco. 

Miles. 

. 4.760 

Barbadoes. 

... 1,900 

Gibraltar. 

.... 3,300 

Philadelphia. 


Batavia. 

...13,066 

Halifax. 

.... 613 

Quebec. 


Bermudas. 

.... 660 

Hamburg. 

.... 3,775 

Rio Janeiro. 


Bombay. 

...11,574 

Havana. 


Sandwich Islands. 

.15,300 

Bordeaux. 


Havre. 


San Francisco.... 

.15,858 

Boston. 

... 310 

Kingston. 


St. Petersburg.... 


Botany Bay. 

...13,274 

Lima. 


Singapore. 


Buenos Ayres... 

... 7,110 

Lisbon. 

.... 3,175 

Smyrna. 


Calcutta. 


Liverpool. 

.... 3,210 

Stockholm. 


Canton. 


London. 

.... 3,375 

Tahiti. 


Cape Horn. 

... 8,115 

Madras. 

....11,850 

Trieste. 

. 5,130 

Cape of Good Hope 6,830 

Melbourne. 


Valparaiso. 


Chagres. 


Monrovia. 


Vera Cruz. 


Charleston. 


Naples. 

.... 4,330 

Washington. 


Columbia River. 

...15,965 

New Orleans.. 


Round the Globe 

.25,000 

Constantinople 
Copenhagen ... 

... 5,140 

Panama. 

Pekin. 








































































































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